Age-Related Preservation of Top-Down Control Over Distraction in Visual Search

被引：15

作者：

Costello, Matthew C. ^{[1
]}

Madden, David J. ^{[1
]}

Shepler, Anne M. ^{[1
]}

Mitroff, Stephen R. ^{[2
]}

Leber, Andrew B. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710 USA

[2] Duke Univ, Ctr Cognit Neurosci, Durham, NC 27710 USA

[3] Univ New Hampshire, Dept Psychol, Durham, NH 03824 USA

来源：

EXPERIMENTAL AGING RESEARCH | 2010年 / 36卷 / 03期

关键词：

IRRELEVANT LOCATION INFORMATION; ATTENTIONAL GUIDANCE; OLDER-ADULTS; CAPTURE; SIMON; PERFORMANCE; INHIBITION; STRATEGIES; SINGLETONS; SELECTION;

D O I：

10.1080/0361073X.2010.484719

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：

Visual search studies have demonstrated that older adults can have preserved or even increased top-down control over distraction. However, the results are mixed as to the extent of this age-related preservation. The present experiment assesses group differences in younger and older adults during visual search, with a task featuring two conditions offering varying degrees of top-down control over distraction. After controlling for generalized slowing, the analyses revealed that the age groups were equally capable of utilizing top-down control to minimize distraction. Furthermore, for both age groups, the distraction effect was manifested in a sustained manner across the reaction time distribution.

引用

页码：249 / 272

页数：24

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