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On the speed of pop-out in feature search
- Source :
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. Oct, 2010, Vol. 36 Issue 5, p1145, 8 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- When something unique is present in a scene, this element may become immediately visible and one has the impression that it pops out from the scene. This phenomenon, known as pop-out in the visual search literature, is thought to produce the fastest search possible, and response times for the detection of the pop-out target do not vary as a function of the number of nontargets. In this study, we challenge this notion and show that the detection of a given visual feature is faster for multiple targets than for a single pop-out target. However, when the task requires a detailed target analysis, the pop-out condition can be faster than the multiple-target condition. Current models of visual search are discussed in light of the findings. Keywords: attention, pop-out, visual search DOI: 10.1037/a0019960
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00961523
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.238749387