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Similarity determines the attentional blink

J E Raymond1, K L Shapiro, K M Arnell

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance
|June 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

The attentional blink (AB) impairs perception of a second target letter. Post-target item similarity affects the AB, with featural and spatial differences reducing its impact, but not categorical ones.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Visual attention research
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • The attentional blink (AB) is a phenomenon where perception of a second target is impaired if presented shortly after a first target.
  • The AB is an attentionally-based post-target suppression in visual processing.
  • A pause after the first target can eliminate the AB effect.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of post-target stimulation in the production of the attentional blink.
  • To determine how categorical, featural, and spatial similarity of the immediate post-target item influences the AB.

Main Methods:

  • Participants responded to target letters within rapid serial visual presentation streams.
  • The similarity of the immediate post-target item to other stream items was manipulated across categorical, featural, and spatial dimensions.

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  • The attentional blink effect was measured under these different similarity conditions.

    • Main Results:

    • Featural and spatial dissimilarity of the post-target item significantly attenuated the attentional blink.
    • Categorical dissimilarity did not produce a significant attenuation of the AB effect.
    • Significant attentional blink effects were observed across all tested conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • Post-target stimulation plays a crucial role in provoking the attentional blink.
    • The characteristics of the stimulus immediately following a target, specifically its featural and spatial properties, can modulate the attentional blink.
    • Any patterned stimulus presented in close temporal proximity to a target may elicit the attentional blink.