Focal distraction : spatial shifts of attention are not required for contingent capture

Contingent capture occurs when distractors that share distinguishing characteristics with a target capture attention and slow down target identification. Conventionally, this slowdown has been attributed to the time wasted by an inappropriate attentional shift to the location of a distractor. To...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zuvic, Samantha Marija
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/11929