A static color discontinuity can capture spatial attention when the target is an abrupt-onset singleton

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 831-841

  Burnham, Bryan R ^a   Neely, James H ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional capture; Contingent orienting; Stimulus driven

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; COLOR VISION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMANS; INTENTION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 58149119506     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.34.4.831     Document Type: Article

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