ABSTRACT

For over 25 years, researchers have debated whether physically salient stimuli capture attention in an automatic manner, independent of the observer’s goals, or whether the capture of attention depends on the match between a stimulus and the observer’s task set. Recent evidence suggests an intermediate position in which salient stimuli automatically produce a priority signal, but the capture of attention can be prevented via an inhibitory mechanism that suppresses the salient stimulus. Here, proponents from multiple sides of the debate describe how their original views have changed in light of recent research, as well as remaining areas of disagreement. These perspectives highlight some emerging areas of consensus and provide new directions for future research on attentional capture.

 抽象的

25 年来，研究人员一直在争论物理显着刺激是否以自动方式吸引注意力，而与观察者的目标无关，或者注意力的吸引是否取决于刺激与观察者任务集之间的匹配。最近的证据表明，显着刺激会自动产生优先信号，但可以通过抑制显着刺激的抑制机制来阻止注意力的捕获。在这里，来自辩论各方的支持者描述了他们最初的观点如何根据最近的研究发生了变化，以及仍然存在分歧的领域。这些观点突出了一些新兴的共识领域，并为注意力捕获的未来研究提供了新的方向。