Kuo Chun-Yu, Chao Hsuan-Fu
Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University.
Department of Psychology, Chung Yuan Christian University.
J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 2014 Aug;40(4):1301-7. doi: 10.1037/a0036451. Epub 2014 Apr 14.
Recent studies have demonstrated that the contents of working memory capture attention when performing a visual search task. However, it remains an intriguing and unresolved question whether all kinds of items stored in working memory capture attention. The present study investigated this issue by manipulating the attentional tags (target or distractor) associated with information maintained in working memory. The results showed that working memory-driven attentional capture is a flexible process, and that attentional tags associated with items stored in working memory do modulate attentional capture. When items were tagged as a target, they automatically captured attention; however, when items were tagged as a distractor, attentional capture was reduced.
最近的研究表明，在执行视觉搜索任务时，工作记忆的内容会吸引注意力。然而，工作记忆中存储的所有类型的项目是否都会吸引注意力，仍然是一个有趣且未解决的问题。本研究通过操纵与工作记忆中维持的信息相关联的注意标签（目标或干扰项）来研究这个问题。结果表明，工作记忆驱动的注意捕获是一个灵活的过程，并且与工作记忆中存储的项目相关联的注意标签确实会调节注意捕获。当项目被标记为目标时，它们会自动吸引注意力；然而，当项目被标记为干扰项时，注意捕获会减少。
