Abstract
Tested the 2-process theory of detection, search, and attention presented by the current authors (1977) in a series of experiments. The studies (a) demonstrate the qualitative difference between 2 modes of information processing: automatic detection and controlled search; (b) trace the course of the
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- 84
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- 2
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- 127-190
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Richard M. Shiffrin,
Walter Schneider
(1977).
Controlled and automatic human information processing: II. Perceptual learning, automatic attending and a general theory..
Psychological Review
, 84
(2)
, 127-190.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295x.84.2.127
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- 10.1037/0033-295x.84.2.127