Subjects have virtually no memory of the unattended objects in a visual version of the dichotic listening task. Attention is a gateway to memory. You
{"Image DocumentName": "Subjects have virtually no memory of the unattended objects in a visual version of the dichotic listening task.", "Image ImageDescription": "Attention is a gateway to memory. You will not consciously remember stuff that is not attended to. They did it with shapes superimposed on shapes\u2026but the results are the same\u2026.subjects have essentially no memory for the unattended objects (even the one presented only 1 sec before the recognition test occurred. Subjects DID recognize general characteristics of the unattended figures like approximate size and color\u2026similar to the listening tasks, where pitch was one of the unattended features that did make it through... The effect of inattention on form perception. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance. Vol 7(2), Apr 1981, Abstract. In 5 experiments (160 undergraduates) a state of inattention was achieved by having Ss selectively attend to 1 of 2 overlapping novel figures in a series of such overlapping figures. Recognition of form directly afterward was good for figures that had been attended to but was essentially nil for the unattended figures. Recognition failed to occur even if a familiar figure was in the unattended series and even if that figure was presented 1 sec before the test. It was also shown that certain general characteristics of the unattended figures other than form were recognized. The results are interpreted as indicating that attention is necessary for form perception, not merely for memory of form. It is suggested that a cognitive process of description constitutes the essence of form perception. Diverting attention eliminates the cognitive operation of describing the spatial relations that characterize a figure.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}