Fixations are not all created equal: An objection to mindless visual search
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Creating Objects and Object Categories for Studying Perception and Perceptual Learning
Published on: November 2, 2012
James T Enns1, Marcus R Watson2
1Department of Psychology,University of British Columbia,Vancouver,BC V6T 1Z4,Canada.jenns@psych.ubc.cahttp://visionlab.psych.ubc.ca.
Abstract:
This call to revolution in theories of visual search does not go far enough. Treating fixations as uniform is an oversimplification that obscures the critical role of the mind. We remind readers that what happens during a fixation depends on mindset, as shown in studies of search strategy and of humans' ability to rapidly resume search following an interruption.
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