The Effect of Stimulus Valance and Spatial working Memory on Change Detection Ability

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D Student, Department of Psychology, Zarand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zarand, Iran

2 Department of Clinical Psychology, Kerman University of medical science, Kerman, Iran (Corresponding Author)

3 Department of Psychology, Zarand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zarand, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the interactive effect of stimulus emotional load and spatial working memory on the ability to detect change.
Methods: The research method was relational-exploratory. The statistical population of this research was the students of Payam Noor and Azad Islamic University, Zarand branch, and 200 of them were selected by available sampling method. . In order to collect data, real images with positive, negative and neutral emotional load were used in the form of software prepared to measure change blindness, stimulus emotional load and stimulus complexity. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 and one-way variance analysis and factorial variance analysis.
Results:  The results showed that both the main effect of stimulus emotional load and spatial working memory and the interactive effect of the two on the ability to detect change are significant (P<0.001). Also, there is a significant difference between the effect of low and medium spatial working memory levels. And both variables of stimulus and spatial working memory have an interactive effect on the ability to detect change (P<0.001).
Conclusion: It can be said that positive and negative emotional load have the greatest impact on the ability to detect change.

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medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences
Volume 67, Issue 2
March and April 2024

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