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@article{citeulike:304612, abstract = {The early and late selection debate may be resolved if perceptual load of relevant information determines the selective processing of irrelevant information. This hypothesis was tested in 3 studies; all used a variation of the response competition paradigm to measure irrelevant processing when load in the relevant processing was varied. Perceptual load was manipulated by relevant display set size or by different processing requirements for identical displays. These included the requirement to process conjunctions versus isolated features and the requirement to perform simple detection of a character's presence versus difficult identification of its size and position. Distractors' interference was found only under low-load conditions. Because the distractor was usually clearly distinct from the target, it is concluded that physical separation is not a sufficient condition for selective perception; overloading perception is also required. This allows a compromise between early and late selection views and resolves apparent discrepancies in previous work.}, address = {Medical Research Council-Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom.}, author = {Lavie, N.}, citeulike-article-id = {304612}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7790827}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=7790827}, issn = {0096-1523}, journal = {Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance}, keywords = {attention, load}, month = {June}, number = {3}, pages = {451--468}, posted-at = {2005-08-26 15:48:29}, priority = {4}, title = {Perceptual load as a necessary condition for selective attention.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7790827}, volume = {21}, year = {1995} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:304612 L3 - citeulike-article-id:304612 N2 - The early and late selection debate may be resolved if perceptual load of relevant information determines the selective processing of irrelevant information. This hypothesis was tested in 3 studies; all used a variation of the response competition paradigm to measure irrelevant processing when load in the relevant processing was varied. Perceptual load was manipulated by relevant display set size or by different processing requirements for identical displays. These included the requirement to process conjunctions versus isolated features and the requirement to perform simple detection of a character's presence versus difficult identification of its size and position. Distractors' interference was found only under low-load conditions. Because the distractor was usually clearly distinct from the target, it is concluded that physical separation is not a sufficient condition for selective perception; overloading perception is also required. This allows a compromise between early and late selection views and resolves apparent discrepancies in previous work. IS - 3 JF - Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance SN - 0096-1523 AD - Medical Research Council-Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom. EP - 468 TI - Perceptual load as a necessary condition for selective attention. VL - 21 SP - 451 KW - attention KW - load AU - Lavie, N PY - 1995/06// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7790827 ER -