Abstract
RESEARCH ON SELECTIVE ATTENTION IN HUMANS IS DISCUSSED CRITICALLY. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE NATURE OF THE SELECTIVITY THAT IS DEMONSTRATED IN 4 EXPERIMENTAL TASKS: RECOGNITION OF TACHISTOSCOPICALLY PRESENTED MATERIALS, LISTENING TO 1 OF SEVERAL SIMULTANEOUS AUDITORY MESSAGES, SPEEDED CLASSIFICATION OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL OBJECTS, AND SEARCHING THROUGH COMPLEX VISUAL FIELDS. THE RESULTS ARE INTERPRETED IN TERMS OF CODING STRATEGIES THAT SS USE IN PROCESSING SENSORY INPUT. (42 REF.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 41-57 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Psychological Bulletin |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1967 |
Keywords
- SELECTIVE ATTENTION IN VARIOUS PERCEPTUAL MODES & TASKS & CODING STRATEGY
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology