Additivity of abrupt onset effects supports nonspatial distraction, not the capture of spatial attention Export

@article{citeulike:4236787, abstract = {10.3758/APP.71.2.308 In a recent article, Schreij, Owens, and Theeuwes (2008) reported that abruptly onsetting distractors produce costs in performance even when spatial-cuing effects confirm the presence of a top-down set for color. The authors argued that these results show that abruptly onsetting new objects capture attention independent of a top-down set and, thus, provide conclusive evidence against the theory that attentional capture is contingent on top-down attentional control settings (Folk, Remington, \& Johnston, 1992). In the following article, we argue that, contrary to the conclusion drawn by Schreij et al., their own data (1) disconfirm the claim that their abrupt onsets captured spatial attention and (2) are consistent with nonspatial interference accounts of singleton-distractor effects. In support of the nonspatial account, we show that in a paradigm similar to Schreij et al.'s, distractors that do not capture attention can nonetheless influence responses to a target. We conclude that the results of Schreij et al. do not represent a challenge to contingent capture theory.}, author = {Folk, Charles L. and Remington, Roger W. and Wu, Shu-Chieh}, citeulike-article-id = {4236787}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/APP.71.2.308}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://app.psychonomic-journals.org/content/71/2/308.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://app.psychonomic-journals.org/content/71/2/308.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19304620}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19304620}, doi = {10.3758/APP.71.2.308}, issn = {1943-3921}, journal = {Attention, Perception \& Psychophysics}, keywords = {capture, onsets, spatial}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {308--313}, posted-at = {2009-03-30 14:03:56}, priority = {3}, title = {Additivity of abrupt onset effects supports nonspatial distraction, not the capture of spatial attention}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/APP.71.2.308}, volume = {71}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4236787 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4236787 N2 - 10.3758/APP.71.2.308 In a recent article, Schreij, Owens, and Theeuwes (2008) reported that abruptly onsetting distractors produce costs in performance even when spatial-cuing effects confirm the presence of a top-down set for color. The authors argued that these results show that abruptly onsetting new objects capture attention independent of a top-down set and, thus, provide conclusive evidence against the theory that attentional capture is contingent on top-down attentional control settings (Folk, Remington, & Johnston, 1992). In the following article, we argue that, contrary to the conclusion drawn by Schreij et al., their own data (1) disconfirm the claim that their abrupt onsets captured spatial attention and (2) are consistent with nonspatial interference accounts of singleton-distractor effects. In support of the nonspatial account, we show that in a paradigm similar to Schreij et al.'s, distractors that do not capture attention can nonetheless influence responses to a target. We conclude that the results of Schreij et al. do not represent a challenge to contingent capture theory. IS - 2 JF - Attention, Perception & Psychophysics SN - 1943-3921 EP - 313 TI - Additivity of abrupt onset effects supports nonspatial distraction, not the capture of spatial attention VL - 71 SP - 308 KW - capture KW - onsets KW - spatial AU - Folk, Charles AU - Remington, Roger AU - Wu, Shu-Chieh PY - 2009/02// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/APP.71.2.308 ER -