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1Department of Psychology, https://ror.org/0293rh119University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA mposner@uoregon.edu.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|November 26, 2025
Summary
The study of attention is not in crisis and does not require a paradigm shift. Its empirical foundation can integrate new findings from visual search research.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Philosophy of Science
Background:
- Thomas Kuhn's theory posits paradigm shifts occur rarely, driven by scientific crises.
- The field of attention research is debated regarding its foundational stability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate whether the study of attention requires a paradigm shift.
- To assess the empirical foundation of attention research in light of visual search findings.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions.
- Analysis of empirical evidence in the field of attention.
- Comparison of attention research with findings in visual search.
Main Results:
- Attention research is not experiencing a crisis necessitating a paradigm shift.
- The existing empirical framework for attention is robust.
- Current findings in visual search can be accommodated within the established attention framework.
Conclusions:
- The study of attention maintains a strong empirical basis.
- New research, such as in visual search, can be integrated without disrupting the field's core principles.
- Kuhn's model of paradigm shifts is not applicable to the current state of attention research.
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