The structure of attentional control: contingent attentional capture by apparent motion, abrupt onset, and color. Export

@article{citeulike:3167965, abstract = {Five spatial cuing experiments tested 2 hypotheses regarding attentional capture: (a) Attentional capture is contingent on endogenous attentional control settings, and (b) attentional control settings are limited to the distinction between dynamic and static discontinuities (C. L. Folk, R. W. Remington, \& J. C. Johnston, 1992). In Experiments 1 and 2, apparent-motion precues produced significant costs in performance for targets signaled by motion but not for targets signaled by color or abrupt onset. Experiment 3 established that this pattern is not due to differences in the difficulty of target discrimination. Experiments 4 and 5 revealed asymmetric capture effects between abrupt onset and apparent motion related to stimulus salience. The results support the hypotheses of Folk et al. (1992) and suggest that stimulus salience may also play a role in attentional capture.}, address = {Department of Psychology, Villanova University, Pennsylvania 19085.}, author = {Folk, C. L. and Remington, R. W. and Wright, J. H.}, citeulike-article-id = {3167965}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8189195}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=8189195}, issn = {0096-1523}, journal = {Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance}, keywords = {capture, motion, spatial}, month = {April}, number = {2}, pages = {317--329}, posted-at = {2008-08-27 20:04:20}, priority = {0}, title = {The structure of attentional control: contingent attentional capture by apparent motion, abrupt onset, and color.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8189195}, volume = {20}, year = {1994} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3167965 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3167965 N2 - Five spatial cuing experiments tested 2 hypotheses regarding attentional capture: (a) Attentional capture is contingent on endogenous attentional control settings, and (b) attentional control settings are limited to the distinction between dynamic and static discontinuities (C. L. Folk, R. W. Remington, & J. C. Johnston, 1992). In Experiments 1 and 2, apparent-motion precues produced significant costs in performance for targets signaled by motion but not for targets signaled by color or abrupt onset. Experiment 3 established that this pattern is not due to differences in the difficulty of target discrimination. Experiments 4 and 5 revealed asymmetric capture effects between abrupt onset and apparent motion related to stimulus salience. The results support the hypotheses of Folk et al. (1992) and suggest that stimulus salience may also play a role in attentional capture. IS - 2 JF - Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance SN - 0096-1523 AD - Department of Psychology, Villanova University, Pennsylvania 19085. EP - 329 TI - The structure of attentional control: contingent attentional capture by apparent motion, abrupt onset, and color. VL - 20 SP - 317 KW - capture KW - motion KW - spatial AU - Folk, CL AU - Remington, RW AU - Wright, JH PY - 1994/04// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8189195 ER -