Journal article
Multiple-feature discrimination faster than single feature discrimination within the same object?
Perception & psychophysics, Vol.60(8), pp.1384-1405
11/1998
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/112799
PMID: 9865079
Abstract
In the present study, we investigated whether judging the presence of multiple features within an object would be superior to judging the presence of only one feature. Feature discriminability and the number of features to discriminate within an object were varied. Specific features were judged as present or absent. Results showed that judging the presence of two or three features was faster than judging the presence of the less discriminable of these two or three features alone (multiple-feature benefits). These findings suggest that relevant features within an object activate (prime) a decision or response in a parallel, asynchronous fashion based on discriminability (Miller, 1982a). The ability of a response priming model, a response mapping model, and a template model to account for multiple feature benefits is discussed.
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- Title
- Multiple-feature discrimination faster than single feature discrimination within the same object?
- Creators
- Lisa Fournier - Department of Psychology Washington State University 99164-4820 Pullman WACharles Eriksen - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign IllinoisChristopher Bowd - Department of Psychology Washington State University 99164-4820 Pullman WA
- Publication Details
- Perception & psychophysics, Vol.60(8), pp.1384-1405
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag; New York
- Identifiers
- 99900547560001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article