Motion onset captures attention: a rejoinder to Franconeri and Simons (2005).
Recently, we have provided evidence that the onset of motion captures attention (Abrams & Christ, 2003, 2005a, 2005b). In the present article, we clarify the motion onset hypothesis, we discuss recent data (Franconeri & Simons, 2005) that, at least on the surface, seem to challenge the hypothesis, and we present results from a new experiment (Christ & Abrams, 2005). Finally, we conclude that, although motion onset does indeed appear to capture attention, motion in the absence of a motion onset might also attract attention under certain circumstances.
Abrams
Richard A
RA
Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. rabrams@wustl.edu
Christ
Shawn E
SE
D001288:Attention; D006801:Humans; D009039:Motion Perception; D012858:Size Perception