Attentional capture by a perceptually salient non-target facilitates target processing through inhibition and rapid rejection

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Geng, Joy J ^a   Di Quattro, Nicholas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional capture; Attentional selection; Inhibition; Oculomotor capture; Rapid rejection; Saccades; Salience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952660586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.6.5     Document Type: Article

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