Capture of attention by new motion in young and older adults

被引:8
作者
Christ, Shawn E. [1 ]
Castel, Alan D. [2 ]
Abrams, Richard A. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Missouri, Dept Psychol Sci, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Psychol, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
[3] Washington Univ, Dept Psychol, St Louis, MO 63130 USA
来源
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | 2008年 / 63卷 / 02期
关键词
attentional capture; new motion; visual attention;
D O I
10.1093/geronb/63.2.P110
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Recent research has shown that newly introduced motion in a scene captures attention in young adults. Prior research has been mixed in terms of possible age-related differences in the allocation of visual attention, and it remains unclear whether new motion has a similar influence on visual attention in older adults. In the present study, we directly compared the capture of attention by new motion in young and older adults. The results suggest that new motion has a similar influence on visual attention in older adults as compared with young adults and that the mechanisms underlying attentional capture by motion are preserved with adult aging. We discuss the findings within the context of our present understanding of visual attention and aging.
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页码:P110 / P116
页数:7
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