Treisman Visual Search Demo
Visual Search Tasks Can detect features without applying attention But detecting stimulus conjunctions requires attention
Find the T
Both are equally fast: Feature Search (t-junction)
Find the Blue Letter L L L L L L L L
L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
Both are equally fast: Feature Search (blue)
Find the vertical T
Both are equally fast: Feature Search (vertical line)
Find the vertical T
Reaction Time is slower and depends on the number of distractors Conjunction Search (vertical line + T-junction)
Find the Blue L L L L L L T T T T T
T L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T L
Reaction Time is slower and depends on the number of distractors Conjunction Search (blue + T- junction)
What’s Going On? Number of Items RT Conjunction Feature