인지과학 (Korean Journal of Cognitive Science)

한국인지과학회 (The Korean Society for Cognitive Science)
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얼굴과 배경의 방향에 따른 시선 단서 효과

The gaze cueing effect depending on the orientations of the face and its background

  • 투고 : 2023.03.07
  • 심사 : 2023.05.10
  • 발행 : 2023.06.30
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타인의 시선 방향과 시각적 표적이 나타나는 위치가 일치할 때 표적에 대한 탐지가 빠르고, 정확해지는 것을 시선 단서 효과(gaze cueing effect)라 한다. 시선 단서는 얼굴의 방향(orientation)에 의해 영향 받을 수 있는데, 얼굴이 똑바로(upright) 제시될 때는 강력한 시선 단서 효과가 나타나지만 얼굴이 180° 회전되어 거꾸로(inverted) 제시될 때는 일부 연구에서만 유의한 시선 단서 효과가 보고되었다(예, Tipples, 2005). 본 연구는 얼굴의 위아래가 거꾸로 제시될 때 시선이 주의를 유도하는 단서로 작동할 수 있는지 재확인하고, 얼굴의 방향 뿐 아니라 배경의 방향, 시선 단서와 표적 간의 시간 간격(SOA) 등 시선 단서에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 변인들을 체계적으로 조작하여 시선 단서의 효과를 살펴보고자 하였다. 실험 결과, 선행 연구와 달리 거꾸로 된 얼굴에서도 유의한 시선 단서 효과가 관찰되었으며, 이러한 결과는 배경이 없거나(실험 1), 배경이 있을 때(실험 2와 3) 모두 일관되게 관찰되었으며, 얼굴과 배경의 방향 간 상호작용은 유의하지 않았다. 또한 SOA가 짧을 때(150 ms) 모든 얼굴과 배경 방향 조건에서 유의한 시선 단서 효과가 관찰되었으나, SOA가 길 때는(1000 ms) 시선 단서 효과가 유의하지 않았다. 본 연구는 거꾸로 된 얼굴에서도 비교적 짧은 SOA 조건의 경우(150 ms) 유의한 시선 단서 효과가 일관적으로 관찰됨을 보여줌으로써 과거 거꾸로 된 얼굴에서 유의한 시선 단서 효과를 얻지 못했던 일부 연구 결과의 신뢰도와 반복 관찰 가능성에 의문을 제기함은 물론, 얼굴과 배경의 다양한 방향에서도 시선이 향하는 방향으로 주의가 유도될 수 있음을 보여주는 추가적 증거를 제공했다는 점에서 의미가 있다.

The gaze cueing effect appears as detecting a target rapidly and accurately when the direction of others' gaze corresponds with the location of the visual target. The gaze cue can be affected by the orientation of the face. The gaze cueing effect is strong when the face is presented upright, but the effect has only been observed in some studies when the face is presented inverted(e.g., Tipples, 2005). This study aimed to examine whether the gaze can operate as a cue to guide attention with upright faces, and to add variables that can affect the gaze cue, such as the orientation of the face, the orientation of the background, and a time interval between the gaze cue and the target(SOA). Furthermore, it systematically manipulated these variables to explore whether the gaze cueing effect can be observed under the various conditions. The results showed a significant gaze cueing effect even on the inverted face, contrasting with previous studies. These findings were consistently observed when the background stimulus was absent(Experiment 1) and present(Experiments 2 and 3). However, there was no significant interaction in the orientations between the face and the background. Moreover, in the short SOA(150 ms), we found a significant gaze cueing effect in conditions of every face and background orientation, whereas there was no significant gaze cueing effect in the long SOA(1000 ms). By presenting a consistent observation of the gaze cueing effect under the short SOA(150ms) even in the inverted faces, the results of this study pose questions about the reliability and repeatability of previous studies that did not report significant results of gaze cueing effects in that faces. Furthermore, our results are meaningful in providing additional evidence that attention can be guided toward the direction of the gaze even in various directions of the face and background.

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이 논문은 2021년 대한민국 교육부와 한국연구재단의 인문사회분야 중견연구자지원사업의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(NRF-2021S1A5A01062955). 이 논문은 연세대학교 학술연구비의 지원으로 이루어진 것임(2021-22-0263)

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