Resources
Downloadable materials for tests designed and validated by the Vanderbilt Object Perception Lab for use in individual differences research. These tests are freely available to promote research in this area.
Please cite the reference provided for each test.
Tests to measure visual and auditory object recognition ability using jsPsych (github).
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The Vanderbilt Holistic Processing Tests for Novel Objects (VHPT-NO)
was designed to measure holistic processing for three categories of novel objects (asymmetric Greebles, Sheinbugs and one type of Ziggerins). The tests were used in Chua, K.-W., & Gauthier, I. (in press, 2019). Domain-Specific Experience Determines Individual Differences in Holistic Processing. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. pdf
Each test can be used independently. Get Materials for the tests here
(this includes all images required to run the test, including instructions and practice trials, in the order they appear).
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The Vanderbilt Chest Radiograph Test (VCRT) was designed to be a reliable measure of individual differences in perceptual abilities for radiograph-related decision-making in novices. From Sunday, M. A., Donnelly, E., & Gauthier, I. (2017). Individual differences in perceptual abilities in medical imaging: the Vanderbilt Chest Radiograph Test. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2(1), 36. Get Materials for the tests here (this includes all images required to run the test, including instructions and practice trials, in the order they appear).
The Vanderbilt Chest Radiograph Test (VCRT) was designed to be a reliable measure of individual differences in perceptual abilities for radiograph-related decision-making in novices. From Sunday, M. A., Donnelly, E., & Gauthier, I. (2017). Individual differences in perceptual abilities in medical imaging: the Vanderbilt Chest Radiograph Test. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2(1), 36. Get Materials for the tests here (this includes all images required to run the test, including instructions and practice trials, in the order they appear).
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Vanderbilt Car Matching Test / Vanderbilt Face Matching tests (VCMT/VFMT)
Vanderbilt Car Matching Test / Vanderbilt Face Matching tests (VCMT/VFMT)
The VCMT and VFMT are tests designed to measure face and object recognition without any stimulus repetition.
From Sunday, M. A., Lee, W.-Y., & Gauthier, I. (in press). Age-related differential item functioning in tests of face and car recognition ability. Journal of Vision. Get Materials for the tests here (this includes all images required to run the test, including instructions and practice trials, in the order they appear).
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Novel Object Memory Tests (NOMTs)
The NOMTs are 3 reliable tests to measure object recognition ability with novel objects
From Sunday, M. A., Lee, W.-Y., & Gauthier, I. (in press). Age-related differential item functioning in tests of face and car recognition ability. Journal of Vision. Get Materials for the tests here (this includes all images required to run the test, including instructions and practice trials, in the order they appear).
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Novel Object Memory Tests (NOMTs)
The NOMTs are 3 reliable tests to measure object recognition ability with novel objects
Get materials for the tests here (this includes all images required to run the test, including instructions and practice trials, in the order they appear).
Richler, J.J., Wilmer, J.B., Gauthier, I. (2017). General object recognition is specific: evidence from novel and familiar objects. Cognition, 166: 42-55. PDF
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Vanderbilt Holistic Processing Test – Faces – VHPT-F 2.1
The VHPT-F is a reliable test of holistic processing of faces, operationalized as a failure of selective attention. materials
The VHPT-F is a reliable test of holistic processing of faces, operationalized as a failure of selective attention. materials
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Vanderbilt Expertise Test- VET 1.0
The Vanderbilt Expertise Test is a battery of tests for object recognition abilities that uses a learning task. Get images and coding scheme.
Vanderbilt Expertise Test- VET 1.0
The Vanderbilt Expertise Test is a battery of tests for object recognition abilities that uses a learning task. Get images and coding scheme.
McGugin, R.W., Richler, J.J., Herzmann, G., Speegle, M. & Gauthier, I. (2012). The Vanderbilt Expertise Test Reveals Domain-General and Domain-Specific Sex Effects in Object Recognition. Vision Research, 69:10-22.
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Vanderbilt Expertise Test- VET 2.0
An improved version with different object categories. Get images and coding scheme.
Used in:
Van Gulick, A.B. (2014) Measurement of Semantic Knowledge and Its Contribution to Object Recognition Performance. Doctoral Dissertation, Vanderbilt University.
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VET House from Richler et al. (2019)
These trials are provided in a PPT file that can be used to save individual images for all trials, see notes for details.
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These trials are provided in a PPT file that can be used to save individual images for all trials, see notes for details.
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Semantic Vanderbilt Expertise Test- SVET 1.0
A measure of semantic knowledge based on nomenclature, for the same categories as the VET 2.0. All you need in one file
As used in: Van Gulick, A. E., McGugin, R. W., & Gauthier, I. (2016). Measuring nonvisual knowledge about object categories: the semantic vanderbilt expertise test. Behavior research methods, 48(3), 1178-1196. Link