Study Details

Title:

Visual Attention - Find the Target!

Researcher:

Emma Holtz   

Contact:

"Emma Holtz" <holtz257@umn.edu>

Term:

Spring 2026

Description:

Test your brains super fast perception! In this study, you will see a flash of information and tell us the color of a pre-specified target. You will search for a target letter (such as the letter T) presented among other letters and press a button when you find the target. Can you make the leaderboard in this lightning fast attention game? There will be several hundred "trials," but you can take breaks. The task takes about 60 minutes to complete. An eye tracker will track your eye position during the task. Because the eye tracker does not work well with frame glasses or with eye makeup, please do not sign up if you wear glasses or eye makeup. Contact lenses are okay. This is an in-person study in Elliott Hall, Room S505. 3 REP points or $15 will be awarded. Please be sure to check the eligibility requirements before signing up.

Delivery Format:

Live (in-person or remote)

Maximum number of sessions:

1

Maximum Time Commitment:

60 minutes

Maximum REP Point Award:

3

Cash Award:

$15

Requirements:

• 18 and over
• Other age restriction
• Normal (or corrected) vision
• Other
• Other: 18-45 years old, Fluent in English, Normal (or corrected) vision, Normal color vision, No history of a psychiatric or neurological disorder; No glasses or eye makeup