Citation

Kuo CY, Chao HF. J. Exp. Psychol. Hum. Percept. Perform. 2014; 40(4): 1301-1307.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/a0036451

PMID

24730739

Abstract

Recent studies have demonstrated that the contents of working memory capture attention when performing a visual search task. However, it remains an intriguing and unresolved question whether all kinds of items stored in working memory capture attention. The present study investigated this issue by manipulating the attentional tags (target or distractor) associated with information maintained in working memory. The results showed that working memory-driven attentional capture is a flexible process, and that attentional tags associated with items stored in working memory do modulate attentional capture. When items were tagged as a target, they automatically captured attention; however, when items were tagged as a distractor, attentional capture was reduced. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved).

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