Visual selective attention: the effect of stimulus onset, perceptual load, and working memory demand on distractor interference

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Kotsopoulos, Eleftheria (2009) Visual selective attention: the effect of stimulus onset, perceptual load, and working memory demand on distractor interference. Other Degree thesis, Victoria University.

Abstract

Humans are capable of selecting information that is goal-relevant. Irrelevant (distractor) information, however, typically is not filtered completely and impacts on responses to the goal. Recent theories of selective attention indicate that distractor interference is determined by the perceptual load of a visual display and the availability of cognitive control mechanisms (working memory load). It is unclear however, which mechanisms assist efficient selective attention and how irrelevant distracting information is rejected. Using a go/no-go visual attention task (Experiment 1) and a visual search task (Experiment 2), this series of experiments examined distractor processing in visual selective attention.

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Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology)
Item type Thesis (Other Degree thesis)
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/15212
Subjects Historical > RFCD Classification > 380000 Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences
Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > School of Social Sciences and Psychology
Keywords memory, visual display, selective attention, stimulus, perceptual load, distractions
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