Stimulus-Driven Attentional Capture by a Static Discontinuity Between Perceptual Groups

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 317-329

  Burnham, Bryan R ^a   Neely, James H ^a   Naginsky, Yelena ^a   Thomas, Matthew ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

attentional capture; attentional set; stimulus driven; top down control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; CUES; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77950563110     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015871     Document Type: Article

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