Watson, Derrick G. . (2001) Visual marking in moving displays : feature-based inhibition is not necessary. Perception & Psychophysics, Vol.63 (No.1). pp. 74-84. ISSN 0031-5117

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Abstract

Visual marking is a mechanism by which new visual stimuli can gain a selection advantage by the top-down attentional inhibition of stimuli already in the field. Previous work (Olivers, Watson, & Humphreys, 1999) has shown that, for moving stimuli, there must be a unique feature difference between the old items and the new items for marking to occur. The present study shows that this constraint is not necessary if the local spatial relationships between the old moving items remain constant. It is proposed that, with a fixed configuration, the old moving items can be grouped to form a single object. An inhibitory template set up to represent the object then coordinates the application of inhibition to the individual stimuli. Implications for the theory and ecological flexibility of visual marking are discussed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Motion perception (Vision), Inhibition, Visual perception, Human information processing
Journal or Publication Title:	Perception & Psychophysics
Publisher:	Psychonomic Society
ISSN:	0031-5117
Date:	January 2001
Volume:	Vol.63
Number:	No.1
Number of Pages:	11
Page Range:	pp. 74-84
Identification Number:	10.3758/BF03200504
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Funder:	Royal Society (Great Britain), Medical Research Council (Great Britain) (MRC)
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/12359

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