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Description: In a recent study (https://osf.io/mz7d2/), we found that in a visual search task, triads (groups of three) are detected more quickly when the individuals are positioned face-to-face rather than back-to-back. In the current experiment, we aim to investigate how group configurations affect the representation of an individual target within a group. Specifically, in the current experiment participants will see various triads on each display; one of the triads will contain a ‘target’ individual (making either a pointing gesture or a raised fist). Participants will be asked to locate the individual, who could be positioned within either a facing or a non-facing triad. We expect that individuation will be hindered for individuals within facing relative to non-facing triads, suggesting that individuals within facing triads are grouped. We will also manipulate set size (with either 4 or 8 groups) to examine whether increases in search difficulty (i.e. in larger set sizes) affect target individuation similarly in facing and non-facing groups.