Journal article
Inattentional Blindness: Perception or Memory and What Does It Matter?
Psyche : an interdisciplinary journal of research on consciousness, Vol.7, 2
2001
Abstract
Comments on an extensive research program surrounding a phenomenon called inattentional blindness reported by A. Mack and I. Rock (see record 1998-07464-000) in their book of the same name. The general conclusion that is drawn from the work is that no conscious perception can occur without attention. Because the bulk of the evidence surrounding inattentional blindness comes from memorial reports of displays, it is possible that inattentional blindness reflects a problem with memory, rather than a problem with perception. It is argued here that at least some instances of inattentional blindness are better characterized as memorial failures than perceptual failures. The extent to which unattended stimuli fail to engage perceptual processing is an empirical question that the combination of inattentional blindness and online measures of processing can be used to address.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Inattentional Blindness: Perception or Memory and What Does It Matter?
- Creators
- Cathleen M. Moore
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psyche : an interdisciplinary journal of research on consciousness, Vol.7, 2
- ISSN
- 1039-723X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2001
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984213278602771
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