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Stimulus-driven attentional capture and attentional control settings

S Yantis1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance
|June 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Abrupt onset captures visual attention, but evidence does not definitively support claims that attentional capture depends solely on observer settings or that color alone involuntarily captures attention.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Visual Perception

Background:

  • Early research suggested abrupt onset uniquely captures visual attention.
  • Subsequent studies proposed attentional capture is contingent on observer settings and that other features, like color, can also capture attention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate claims regarding attentional capture in visual search.
  • To examine the roles of abrupt onset, observer settings, and feature-based capture.

Main Methods:

  • Critical evaluation of existing empirical evidence.
  • Synthesis of findings on stimulus-driven attentional capture.

Main Results:

  • Folk et al.'s (1992) findings do not conclusively support their claims.
  • Evidence suggests attentional capture is more complex than initially proposed.

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Conclusions:

  • The uniqueness of abrupt onset in capturing attention remains debated.
  • Further empirical generalizations are needed to fully characterize stimulus-driven attentional capture.