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Upper Visual Field Advantage in Localizing a Target among Distractors:

Upper Visual Field Advantage in Localizing a Target among Distractors: Biases exist in many perceptual and cognitive functions. Since visual attention plays an important role in a wide range of perceptual and cognitive processes, any bias in the spatial distribution of attention is likely to be a significant source of perceptual and cognitive asymmetries. An attentional visual field task (AVF) requiring localization of a target among distractors was used to assess possible asymmetries in attentional processing in the vertical meridian. The results showed a bias favoring the upper visual field, suggesting a potentially important role of attention in perceptual and cognitive asymmetries. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png i-Perception SAGE

Upper Visual Field Advantage in Localizing a Target among Distractors:

i-Perception , Volume 5 (2): 4 – Jan 1, 2014

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2041-6695
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2041-6695
DOI
10.1068/i0625rep
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Abstract

Biases exist in many perceptual and cognitive functions. Since visual attention plays an important role in a wide range of perceptual and cognitive processes, any bias in the spatial distribution of attention is likely to be a significant source of perceptual and cognitive asymmetries. An attentional visual field task (AVF) requiring localization of a target among distractors was used to assess possible asymmetries in attentional processing in the vertical meridian. The results showed a bias favoring the upper visual field, suggesting a potentially important role of attention in perceptual and cognitive asymmetries.

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i-PerceptionSAGE

Published: Jan 1, 2014

Keywords: spatial attention,distribution of attention,attentional bias,individual difference

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