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Automatic and controlled attention processes in auditory target detection.

S E Poltrock, M Lansman, E Hunt

    Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance
    |February 1, 1982
    PubMed
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    Consistent mapping in auditory tasks leads to faster responses and fewer errors, suggesting automatic attention processes develop with practice. Varied mapping requires more controlled attention, hindering automaticity.

    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Human Attention Studies

    Background:

    • Shiffrin and Schneider's theory posits automatic and controlled attention processes.
    • Automatic processes emerge with consistent stimulus-response mapping.
    • Controlled processes are engaged with varied mapping.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the effects of consistent versus varied mapping on auditory target detection.
    • To examine the development of automatic processes in an auditory attention task.
    • To clarify discrepancies in auditory target detection literature.

    Main Methods:

    • Auditory target detection task with dichotic letter pairs.
    • Consistent mapping (CM) and varied mapping (VM) conditions were used.

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  • Memory set size and practice effects were analyzed.

    • Main Results:

    • Faster reaction times and fewer errors in the CM condition compared to VM.
    • Practice decreased the effect of memory set size in CM, but not in VM.
    • Evidence supports the development of automatic processes under consistent mapping.

    Conclusions:

    • Consistent mapping facilitates the development of automatic attention processes.
    • Varied mapping necessitates sustained controlled processing.
    • Findings align with Shiffrin and Schneider's theory and explain literature variations.