Humans are fundamentally limited in processing information from the outside world. This is particularly evident in the attentional blink (AB), the impaired ability to identify the second of two targets presented in close succession. We report findings from three experiments showing that the AB is significantly reduced when observers are set to achieve one single goal (reporting combinations of the two targets) instead of separate goals (reporting the two targets). This finding raises questions about the nature of AB, and suggests that processes involved in goal-switching must be taken into account by theories of the AB phenomenon. © 2007 Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
Ferlazzo, F., Lucido, S., Di Nocera, F., Fagioli, S., Sdoia, S. (2007). Switching between goals mediates the attentional blink effect. EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 54(2), 89-98 [10.1027/1618-3169.54.2.89].
Switching between goals mediates the attentional blink effect
Fagioli, Sabrina;
2007-01-01
Abstract
Humans are fundamentally limited in processing information from the outside world. This is particularly evident in the attentional blink (AB), the impaired ability to identify the second of two targets presented in close succession. We report findings from three experiments showing that the AB is significantly reduced when observers are set to achieve one single goal (reporting combinations of the two targets) instead of separate goals (reporting the two targets). This finding raises questions about the nature of AB, and suggests that processes involved in goal-switching must be taken into account by theories of the AB phenomenon. © 2007 Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
