Inhibition of return and visual search : How many separate loci are inhibited?

Using a novel sequential visual search paradigm Danziger, Kingstone, and Snyder (1998) demonstrated that inhibition of return (IOR) can reside at three spatial locations. In the present study, we extended the work of Danziger et al. by investigating whether there is a limit to the number of location...

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Published in:Perception & psychophysics 2000-04, Vol.62 (3), p.452-458
Main Authors: SNYDER, J. J, KINGSTONE, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activity levels. Psychomotricity
Adult
Attention
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Inhibition (Psychology)
Male
Orientation
Pattern Recognition, Visual
Perception
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychophysics
Reaction Time
Vigilance. Attention. Sleep
Vision
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Summary:Using a novel sequential visual search paradigm Danziger, Kingstone, and Snyder (1998) demonstrated that inhibition of return (IOR) can reside at three spatial locations. In the present study, we extended the work of Danziger et al. by investigating whether there is a limit to the number of locations that can be inhibited in a sequential visual search task. Our study revealed that IOR can be measured at a minimum of five locations. The magnitude of the IOR effect was largest at the most recently searched location and declined from there in an approximately linear fashion. Two models that can account for our data are presented.
ISSN:0031-5117
1532-5962
DOI:10.3758/bf03212097