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The contents of perceptual hypotheses: evidence from rapid resumption of interrupted visual search.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19429951     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Observers can resume a previously interrupted visual search trial significantly more quickly than they can start a new search trial (Lleras, Rensink, & Enns, 2005). This rapid resumption of search is possible because evidence accumulated during the previous exposure, a perceptual hypothesis, can carry over to a subsequent presentation. We present four interrupted visual search experiments in which the content of the perceptual hypotheses used during visual search trials was characterized. These experiments suggest that prior to explicit target identification, observers have accumulated evidence about the locations, but not the identities, of local, task-relevant distractors, as well as preliminary evidence for the identity of the target. Our results characterize the content of perceptual search hypotheses and highlight the utility of interrupted search for studying online search processing prior to target identification.
Authors:
Justin A Jungé; Timothy F Brady; Marvin M Chun
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Attention, perception & psychophysics     Volume:  71     ISSN:  1943-3921     ISO Abbreviation:  Atten Percept Psychophys     Publication Date:  2009 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-05-11     Completed Date:  2009-07-13     Revised Date:  2011-02-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101495384     Medline TA:  Atten Percept Psychophys     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  681-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. justinjunge@gmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attention*
Contrast Sensitivity
Discrimination Learning*
Field Dependence-Independence
Humans
Memory, Short-Term*
Orientation*
Pattern Recognition, Visual*
Recognition (Psychology)

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