The perceptual load and dilution models differ fundamentally in terms of the proposed
mechanism underlying variation in distractibility during different perceptual conditions …

Many neurocognitive models of anxiety emphasize the importance of a hyper-responsive
threat-detection system centered on the amygdala, with recent accounts incorporating a role …

The present paper provides a short critical review of the theory of perceptual load. It closely
examines the basic tenets and assumptions of the theory and identifies major conceptual …

The substantial distractor interference obtained for small displays when the target appears
alone is reduced in large displays when the target is embedded among neutral letters. This …

Abstract Perceptual load theory (Lavie, 2005) claims that attentional capacity that is not used
for the current task is allocated to irrelevant distractors. It predicts that if the attentional …

Among the studies on the perception of gaze vs. non-gaze stimuli, some have shown that
the two types of stimuli trigger different patterns of attentional effects, while others have …

The internal/external framework of attention characterizes attention focused to perceptual
stimuli and internal representations as highly similar processes. While much research on …

Visual selection is imperfect; whenever a complex array of objects is processed,
representations of multiple objects are likely to be active simultaneously. A full account of …

Distractor interference is subject to dilution from other nontarget elements, and the level of
dilution is affected by attention. This study explores the nature of dilution when the location …

Previous research has shown spontaneous location processing when location is not a task
relevant feature and when a target is presented together with distractors. The present study …