ABRUPT VISUAL ONSETS AND SELECTIVE ATTENTION - EVIDENCE FROM VISUAL-SEARCH
ABRUPT VISUAL ONSETS AND SELECTIVE ATTENTION - EVIDENCE FROM VISUAL-SEARCH
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DOI:
10.1037/0096-1523.10.5.601
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
JONIDES, J
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作者:
YANTIS, S;JONIDES, J
Examined the effect of temporal discontinuity on visual search in 3 studies with 57 college students with normal uncorrected vision. Ss were presented with a display in which 1 item had an abrupt onset, while other items were introduced by gradually removing line segments that camouflaged them. It was hypothesized that an abrupt onset in a visual display would capture visual attention, giving this item a processing advantage over items lacking an abrupt leading edge. This hypothesis was confirmed in Exp I. Exp II was conducted to distinguish between a perceptual and an attentional explanation for the effects observed in Exp I. Results indicate that when attention was appropriately directed in advance of a visual display, there was no advantage for abrupt onsets over gradual no-onsets. An explanation of Exp I based on attentional capture is supported. Exp III replicated Exp I and demonstrated that the procedure used to avoid abrupt onset (ie, camouflage removal) did not require a gradual waveform. Implications of these findings for theories of attention are discussed.(51 ref)(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)