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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > memory-driven attentional capture
phenomenon > attention phenomenon > attentional capture > memory-driven attentional capture

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memory-driven attentional capture  

Definition

  • “when participants are searching a display while holding other information in memory, distractors that match the contents of memory automatically capture visual attention and disrupt search.” (Sasin & Fougnie, 2020).

Entry terms

  • memory-driven capture

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Olivers, C. (2009). What drives memory-driven attentional capture? The effects of memory type, display type, and search type. Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance, 35, 1275–1291. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013896

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

  • • Sasin, E., & Fougnie, D. (2020). Memory-driven capture occurs for individual features of an object. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 19499. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76431-5

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]

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  • Frank Arnould

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