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A Feature-Integration Theory
of Attention
A. Treisman and G. Gelade (1980)
overt
covert
focused
sustained
alternating
Feature Integration Theory
objects perception
separable
perception of
features (e.g.
color, shape,
orientation etc.)
combine / link
features in
objects
pre-attentive focused attention
Feature Integration Theory
support
9 experiments testing predictions based on
the theory
Visual Search
Texture Segregation
Illusory Conjunctions
Identity and Location
Interference from Unattended Stimuli
5 Areas
Feature Integration Theory
single features can be
detected in
parallel without
attention limits
conjunctions require
focal attention of
each object, resulting
in serial search
pre-attentive focused attention
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Visual Search
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find the S or blue
Visual Search
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Visual Search
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Visual Search
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Experiment 1
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Distractors: X ,T
Target: โS or blue ,โ T
Experiment 2
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Experiment 4
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