Goodhew The Breadth of Visual Attention

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-108-84849-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten

Reihe: Elements in Perception

Humans can focus their attention narrowly (e.g., to read this text) or broadly (e.g., to determine which way a large crowd of people are moving). This Element comprehensively considers attentional breadth. Section 1 introduces the concept of attentional breadth, while Section 2 considers measures of attentional breadth. In particular, this section provides a critical discussion of the types of psychometric evidence which should be sought to establish the validity of measures of attentional breadth, and reviews the available evidence through this lens. Section 3 considers the visual task performance consequences of attentional breath, including prescribing several key methodological criteria such studies need to meet, as well as a discussion of relevant theories and avenues for future theoretical development. Section 4 discusses the utility of the exogenous-endogenous distinction from covert shifts of attention for understanding the performance consequences of attentional breadth. Finally, Section 5 provides concluding remarks.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Goodhew, Stephanie C.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to attentional breadth; 2. Measuring attentional breadth; 3. Manipulating attentional breadth and understanding its impact on performance; 4. Exogenous versus endogenous attention and how it relates to attentional breadth; 5. Conclusions.