TY - JOUR
T1 - Forty-five years after broadbent (1958)
T2 - Still no identification without attention
AU - Lachter, Joel
AU - Forster, Kenneth I.
AU - Ruthruff, Eric
PY - 2004/10
Y1 - 2004/10
N2 - According to D. E. Broadbent's (1958) selective filter theory, people do not process unattended stimuli beyond the analysis of basic physical properties. This theory was later rejected on the basis of numerous findings that people identify irrelevant (and supposedly unattended) stimuli. A careful review of this evidence, however, reveals strong reasons to doubt that these irrelevant stimuli were in fact unattended. This review exposed a clear need for new experiments with tight control over the locus of attention. The authors present 5 such experiments using a priming paradigm. When steps were taken to ensure that irrelevant stimuli were not attended, these stimuli produced no priming effects. Hence, the authors found no evidence that unattended stimuli can be identified. The results support a modern version of Broadbent's selective theory, updated to reflect recent research advances.
AB - According to D. E. Broadbent's (1958) selective filter theory, people do not process unattended stimuli beyond the analysis of basic physical properties. This theory was later rejected on the basis of numerous findings that people identify irrelevant (and supposedly unattended) stimuli. A careful review of this evidence, however, reveals strong reasons to doubt that these irrelevant stimuli were in fact unattended. This review exposed a clear need for new experiments with tight control over the locus of attention. The authors present 5 such experiments using a priming paradigm. When steps were taken to ensure that irrelevant stimuli were not attended, these stimuli produced no priming effects. Hence, the authors found no evidence that unattended stimuli can be identified. The results support a modern version of Broadbent's selective theory, updated to reflect recent research advances.
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U2 - 10.1037/0033-295X.111.4.880
DO - 10.1037/0033-295X.111.4.880
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15482066
AN - SCOPUS:5644244389
SN - 0033-295X
VL - 111
SP - 880
EP - 913
JO - Psychological Review
JF - Psychological Review
IS - 4
ER -