Effects of perceived space on spatial attention

Author(s): Kim, M. S.

Journal/Book: Psychol Sci. 1999; 10: 350 Main Street, Ste 6, Malden, MA 02148, USA. Blackwell Publishers. 76-79.

Abstract: This study demonstrates that a perceptual illusion that alters the perceived length of two lines also affects spatial attention. We used a cuing method that was introduced to study space- versus object-based attention. Two parallel lines of equal length were placed so that the distance between them was equal to the length of the lines. We then added a scene with depth cues to produce a strong illusion that one line was longer than the other: The results showed that spatial attention is distributed in space as it is perceived and altered by perceptual organization. These data have implications for assumptions concerning the spatial medium that guides attention and the role of depth and distance cues in spatial orienting as well as for understanding attentional systems related to neuropsychological functions that respond to space and objects.

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Keyword(s): VISUAL-ATTENTION; IDENTIFICATION; LOCATIONS; OBJECTS; EXTENT

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