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An Electrophysiological Study of Attention Capture: Does Rarity Enable Capture?

Creator:

Noesen, Birken

Abstract:

Several behavioral studies have suggested that rarity is critical for enabling irrelevant, salient objects to capture attention. We tested this hypothesis using the event-related potential (ERP) component, N2pc, thought to reflect attentional allocation. A cue display was followed by a target display in which participants identified the letter in a...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis