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Inhibitory tagging in visual search: A failure to replicate

Inhibitory tagging in visual search: A failure to replicate Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts Klein (1988) reported that increased reaction times for the detection of small light probes could be used as an indicator of inhibitory tagging of rejected distractors in serial visual search tasks. Such a paradigm would be very useful in the study of the mechanics of visual search. Unfortunately, we cannot replicate the result. In this study, we found that probe reaction times were elevated atall distractor locations, relative to empty locations, following both parallel and serial search tasks. This appears to be a forward masking effect. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics Springer Journals

Inhibitory tagging in visual search: A failure to replicate

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Springer Journals
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Subject
Psychology; Cognitive Psychology
ISSN
1943-3921
eISSN
1532-5962
DOI
10.3758/BF03206686
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Abstract

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts Klein (1988) reported that increased reaction times for the detection of small light probes could be used as an indicator of inhibitory tagging of rejected distractors in serial visual search tasks. Such a paradigm would be very useful in the study of the mechanics of visual search. Unfortunately, we cannot replicate the result. In this study, we found that probe reaction times were elevated atall distractor locations, relative to empty locations, following both parallel and serial search tasks. This appears to be a forward masking effect.

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Attention, Perception, & PsychophysicsSpringer Journals

Published: Jan 6, 2011

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