Attentional Selection - Top-Down, Bottom-Up and History-Based Biases

Proposes a framework in which it is assumed that visual selection is the result of the interaction between top-down, bottom-up and selection-history factors. Also discussed are top-down attentional engagement and suppression, bottom-up selection by abrupt onsets and static singletons as well as lingering biases due to selection-history.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Top-down Attention; 3. Bottom-up Attention; 4. Selection History; 5. Integrating Selection: The Priority Map; 6. Conclusions.

Summary

Proposes a framework in which it is assumed that visual selection is the result of the interaction between top-down, bottom-up and selection-history factors. Also discussed are top-down attentional engagement and suppression, bottom-up selection by abrupt onsets and static singletons as well as lingering biases due to selection-history.

Product details

• Authors: Michel Failing, Jan Theeuwes, Jan (Vrije Universiteit Theeuwes, Theeuwes Jan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781108813068
• ISBN: 978-1-108-81306-8
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Perception
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, top-down and bottom-up control; attention; selection history