Competition explains limited attention and perceptual resources: implications for perceptual load and dilution theories [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 Both perceptual load theory and dilution theory purport to explain when and why task-irrelevant information, or so-called distractors are processed. Central to both explanations is the notion of limited resources, although the theories differ in the ...
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Reward history modulates perceptual load effects
Acta Psychologica, 2021 The reward history of a stimulus can yield strong attentional selection biases. Indeed, attentional capture can be triggered by previously rewarded items which are neither salient nor relevant for the ongoing task, even when selection is clearly counter ...
Jérémy Matias +4 more
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Conceptual and Methodological Concerns in the Theory of Perceptual Load [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 The present paper provides a short critical review of the theory of perceptual load. It closely examines the basic tenets and assumptions of the theory and identifies major conceptual and methodological problems that have been largely ignored in the ...
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The Effect and Time Course of Prediction and Perceptual Load on Category-Based Attentional Orienting Across Color and Shape Dimensions [PDF]
Brain SciencesObjectives: This study investigated the temporal dynamics of category-based attentional orienting (CAO) under the influences of prediction (top-down) and perceptual load (bottom-up) across color and shape dimensions, combining behavioral and event ...
Yunpeng Jiang +6 more
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The influence of schizotypal traits on attention under high perceptual load [PDF]
Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, 2018 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSD) are known to be characterised by abnormalities in attentional processes, but there are inconsistencies in the literature that remain unresolved.
Hanne Stotesbury +3 more
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The Impact of Perceptual Load on the Non-Conscious Processing of Fearful Faces. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Emotional stimuli can be processed without consciousness. In the current study, we used event-related potentials (ERPs) to assess whether perceptual load influences non-conscious processing of fearful facial expressions.
Lili Wang +6 more
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Dynamic modulation of the perceptual load on microsaccades during a selective spatial attention task [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Selective spatial attention enhances task performance at restricted regions within the visual field. The magnitude of this effect depends on the level of attentional load, which determines the efficiency of distractor rejection. Mechanisms of attentional
Linyan Xue +6 more
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Alpha oscillations reflect suppression of distractors with increased perceptual load [PDF]
Progress in Neurobiology, 2022 Nilli Lavie +2 more
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Enhancement and Suppression in the Visual Field under Perceptual Load [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 The perceptual load theory of attention proposes that the degree to which visual distractors are processed is a function of the attentional demands of a task – greater demands increase filtering of irrelevant distractors.
Nathan A Parks +5 more
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Modality-Specific Effects of Perceptual Load in Multimedia Processing [PDF]
Media and Communication, 2019 Digital media are sensory-rich, multimodal, and often highly interactive. An extensive collection of theories and models within the field of media psychology assume the multimodal nature of media stimuli, yet there is current ambiguity as to the ...
Jacob Taylor Fisher +2 more
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