Picture Detection in RSVP: Features or Identity?
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Potter, Mary C.; Wyble, Brad; Pandav, Rijuta; Olejarczyk, Jennifer
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A pictured object can be readily detected in a rapid serial visual presentation sequence when the target is specified by a superordinate category name such as animal or vehicle. Are category features the initial basis for detection, with identification of the specific object occurring in a second stage (Evans & Treisman, 2005), or is identification of the object the basis for detection? When 2 targets in the same superordinate category are presented successively (lag 1), only the identification-first hypothesis predicts lag 1 sparing of the second target. The results of 2 experiments with novel pictures and a wide range of categories supported the identification-first hypothesis and a transient-attention model of lag 1 sparing and the attentional blink (Wyble, Bowman, & Potter, 2009)
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2010-12Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive SciencesJournal
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
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American Psychological Association (APA)
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Potter, Mary C. et al. “Picture Detection in Rapid Serial Visual Presentation: Features or Identity?” Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance 36.6 (2010): 1486–1494. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. © 2010 American Physical Society
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0096-1523