scholarly journals Does stress enhance or impair selective attention? The effects of stress and perceptual load on distractor interference

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 99-99
Author(s):  
J. Kawahara ◽  
H. Sato ◽  
I. Takenaka
Keyword(s):  
Selective Attention ◽  
Perceptual Load ◽  
Distractor Interference ◽  
Effects Of Stress

scholarly journals Selective Attention and Perceptual Load in Autism Spectrum Disorder

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 1388-1393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Remington ◽  
John Swettenham ◽  
Ruth Campbell ◽  
Mike Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Selective Attention ◽  
Perceptual Load ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Distractor Interference ◽  
Attention Task ◽  
Irrelevant Distractors ◽  
Adults With Asd ◽  
Late Selection

It has been suggested that the locus of selective attention (early vs. late in processing) is dependent on the perceptual load of the task. When perceptual load is low, irrelevant distractors are processed (late selection), whereas when perceptual load is high, distractor interference disappears (early selection). Attentional abnormalities have long been reported within autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and this study is the first to examine the effect of perceptual load on selective attention in this population. Fourteen adults with ASD and 23 adults without ASD performed a selective attention task with varying perceptual loads. Compared with the non-ASD group, the ASD group required higher levels of perceptual load to successfully ignore irrelevant distractors; moreover, the ASD group did not show any general reduction in performance speed or accuracy. These results suggest enhanced perceptual capacity in the ASD group and are consistent with previous observations regarding superior visual search abilities among individuals with ASD.

Social Groups Prioritize Selective Attention to Faces: How Social Identity Shapes Distractor Interference

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gewnhi Park ◽  
Jay J Van Bavel ◽  
LaBarron K. Hill ◽  
DeWayne P. Williams ◽  
Julian Thayer
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Selective Attention ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Distractor Interference

scholarly journals The Competitive Influences of Perceptual Load and Working Memory Guidance on Selective Attention

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. e0129533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinfeng Tan ◽  
Yuanfang Zhao ◽  
Lijun Wang ◽  
Xia Tian ◽  
Yan Cui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Selective Attention ◽  
Perceptual Load
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