| Abstract: | B. S. Gibson (see record 1997-06229-001) has recently argued that stimulus-driven attentional capture by abrupt onsets (or new objects) may be due to forward masking of the no onsets (or old objects) by preceding figure-eight placeholders. Three experiments are reported in the present article that address recent arguments and evidence offered by S. Yantis and J. Jonides (see record 1997-06254-001) against the masking account of attentional capture. Contrary to Yantis and Jonides's claims, the present study provides strong support for the masking account of attentional capture. Thus, the masking account appears to provide the best explanation of the existing data. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
