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Attention dependency in implicit learning of repeated search context.
- Source :
- Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology; Oct2007, Vol. 60 Issue 10, p1321-1328, 8p, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- How much attention is needed to produce implicit learning? Previous studies have found inconsistent results, with some implicit learning tasks requiring virtually no attention while others rely on attention. In this study we examine the degree of attentional dependency in implicit learning of repeated visual search context. Observers searched for a target among distractors that were either highly similar to the target or dissimilar to the target. We found that the size of contextual cueing was comparable from repetition of the two types of distractors, even though attention dwelled much longer on distractors highly similar to the target. We suggest that beyond a minimal amount, further increase in attentional dwell time does not contribute significantly to implicit learning of repeated search context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PSYCHOLOGY of learning
MEMORY
IMPLICIT learning
AWARENESS
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17470218
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26548105
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17470210701515744