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Karen Mortier1, Mieke Donk, Jan Theeuwes

  • 1Department of Cognitive Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. k.mortier@psy.vu.nl

Acta Psychologica
|May 17, 2003
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Attentional capture by abrupt onsets is not affected by object properties when attention is focused. Even when stimuli appear in attended or non-attended objects, focused attention prevents capture.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Visual attention research

Background:

  • Abrupt onsets often involuntarily capture visual attention.
  • The influence of object-based properties on this attentional capture is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if object-like properties of the stimulus field modulate attentional capture by abrupt onsets.
  • To examine attentional capture under focused versus divided attention conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed a visual search task for a target circle.
  • Stimuli included two solid rectangles, with potential targets at their ends.
  • Irrelevant abrupt onsets were presented within attended or non-attended objects under focused and divided attention.

Main Results:

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  • In the focused attention condition, abrupt onsets did not capture attention.
  • This lack of capture occurred regardless of whether the onset appeared within an attended or non-attended object.

Conclusions:

  • Object-based modulation of attentional capture by abrupt onsets is eliminated under focused attention.
  • Focused attention overrides stimulus-driven capture mechanisms, irrespective of object context.