Covert-attention shifting superseded: Simple visual search explained by a computational cognitive architecture with early vision limitations, eye movements, and task strategies.
Kieras DE; Meyer DE · 2026 · Psychonomic bulletin & review
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Abstract (excerpt)
This article concerns simple visual-search tasks that require people to respond "yes" or "no" about whether a specified target object is present in stimulus displays containing relatively small numbers of typically simple objects. The…
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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.3758/s13423-025-02772-9