Eye movements reveal the contributions of early and late processes of enhancement and suppression to the guidance of visual search

• Published in: Attention, perception & psychophysics Vol. 84; no. 6; pp. 1913 - 1924
• Main Authors: Hamblin-Frohman, Zachary, Chang, Seah, Egeth, Howard, Becker, Stefanie I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.08.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Behavioral Science and Psychology; Bias; Cognitive Psychology; Eye movements; Inhibition; Memory; Psychology; Recall; Stimuli; Inhibition; Visual search; Enhancement; Suppression; Attention

In visual search attention can be directed towards items matching top-down goals, but this must compete with factors such as salience that can capture attention. However, under some circumstances it appears that attention can avoid known distractor features. Chang and Egeth (Psychological Science, 3...