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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > target effect

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target effect  

Definition

  • After a visual search task in which participants have to identify targets among distractors, better visual memory for targets than for distractors, even when the targets were seen for a shorter time than the distractors or when the time of visual fixation on the distractors and targets is identical.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Williams, C. C. (2010). Incidental and intentional visual memory: What memories are and are not affected by encoding tasks? Visual Cognition, 18(9), 1348-1367. https://doi.org/10.1080/13506285.2010.486280

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

  • • Williams, C. C. (2010). Not all visual memories are created equal. Visual Cognition, 18(2), 201-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/13506280802664482

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-RG9G5M6J-R

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