Visual motion and attentional capture.

Author(s)
Hillstrom, A.P. & Yantis, S.
Year
Abstract

Previous work has shown that abrupt visual onsets capture attention. This occurs even with stimuli that are equiluminant with the background, which suggests that the appearance of a new perceptual object, not merely a change in luminance, captures attention. Three experiments are reported in which this work was extended by investigating the possible role of visual motion in attentional capture. The results suggest that motion as such does not capture attention but that the appearance of a new perceptual object does.

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941887 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Perception and Psychophisics, Vol. 55 (1994), No. 4, p. 399-411, 38 ref.

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