Selective Attention and the Perception of an Attended Nontarget Object

Autor/in	Chen, Zhe
Titel	Selective Attention and the Perception of an Attended Nontarget Object
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 31 (2005) 6, S.1493-1509 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0096-1523
Schlagwörter	Attention; Visual Stimuli; Visual Discrimination; Visual Perception; Reaction Time; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufmerksamkeit; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Reaktionsvermögen; Experimentelle Psychologie; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess
Abstract	Although many theories of attention assume that attending to an object results in the processing of all its feature dimensions, there has been no direct evidence that the irrelevant dimensions of an attended nontarget object are encoded. This article explores factors that modulate such processing. In 6 experiments, participants made a speeded response to a probe preceded by a prime that varied in 2 dimensions. Their reaction times to the probe were influenced by the response compatibility between the relevant and irrelevant dimensions of the prime. Furthermore, the effect was observed only when attention was directed to a nonlocation object feature and when participants' reaction times were relatively long. These results suggest that the effect of attention on a nontarget object is more complex than was previously understood. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10