Working memory and target-related distractor effects on visual search.

We examined two forms of top-down effects on visual selection: (1) information held in working memory (WM) and (2) the semantic relations between targets and distractors. We found that items held in WM affected search for a different target. This WM-based interference effect generalized across diffe...

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Main Authors: Balani, AB, Soto, D, Humphreys, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010