Spatial Cueing Paradigm

The Spatial Cueing Paradigm is a psychological experiment used to study attention. Participants are shown a cue, like an arrow or a flash, indicating where a target will appear. When the cue correctly predicts the target’s location, people usually respond faster, showing that their attention was directed there. Sometimes, the cue is not accurate, and responses are slower. This paradigm helps researchers understand how our brain focuses attention on specific locations in space, aiding in the study of visual perception, attention mechanisms, and how we process and respond to environmental information efficiently.