Attentional load modulates mislocalization of moving stimuli, but does not eliminate the error.
Localization of the onset and offset of a moving target is subject to a number of errors that have to be attributed to events following or preceding the target event. Apparently, observers are unable to ignore the spatiotemporal context surrounding the target event. In two experiments, observers' attention was directed toward a single position along a trajectory, two positions along a single trajectory, or two positions along two different trajectories. In the latter condition, attention to details of a single trajectory was reduced. At the same time, motion type was manipulated by varying the temporal interval between successive target presentations. The localization error was not affected by attentional load; however, effects of motion type were eliminated when two trajectories had to be attended to. It may be sufficient to notice that the target has moved for localization errors to occur, while specifics of the trajectory are ignored.
Kerzel
Dirk
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University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. dirk.kerzel@pse.unige.ch
D001288:Attention; D005403:Fixation, Ocular; D006801:Humans; D009039:Motion Perception; D014796:Visual Perception
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