@article{6081,
  abstract     = {{The law of prior entry states that attended objects come to consciousness more quickly than unattended ones. This has been well established in spatial cueing paradigms, where two task-relevant stimuli are presented near-simultaneously at two different locations. Here, we suggest that prior entry also plays a pivotal role in temporal attention paradigms, where stimuli appear at the same location but at distinct moments in time, in rapid serial presentation (RSVP). Specifically, we hypothesize that prior entry can explain temporal order reversals in reporting two targets from RSVP. In support of this, three experiments show that cueing attention toward either of the targets has a strong influence on order errors. We conclude that prior entry provides a viable explanation of the way in which relevant information is prioritized in RSVP. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)}},
  author       = {{Hilkenmeier, Frederic and Olivers, Christian N. L. and Scharlau, Ingrid}},
  issn         = {{0096-1523}},
  journal      = {{Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance}},
  keywords     = {{attentional blink, attentional enhancement, lag-1 sparing, prior entry, temporal cueing, visual attention, rapid serial presentation, Adolescent, Adult, Attention, Attentional Blink, Color Perception, Cues, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Time Factors, Visual Perception, Young Adult, Cues, Serial Recall, Visual Attention, Eyeblink Reflex}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{180 -- 190}},
  title        = {{{Prior entry and temporal attention: Cueing affects order errors in RSVP.}}},
  volume       = {{38}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}

@article{6082,
  abstract     = {{When two targets are presented in rapid succession, the first target (T1) is usually identified, but the second target (T2) is often missed. A remarkable exception to this 'attentional blink' occurs when T2 immediately follows the first T1, at lag 1. It is then often spared but reported in the wrong order—that is, before T1. These order reversals have led to the hypothesis that 'lag 1 sparing' occurs because the two targets merge into a single episodic representation. Here, we report evidence consistent with an alternative theory: T2 receives more attention than T1, leading to prior entry into working memory. Two experiments showed that the more T2 performance exceeded that for T1, the more order reversals were made. Furthermore, precuing T1 led to a shift in performance benefits from T2 to T1 and to an equivalent reduction in order reversals. We conclude that it is not necessary to assume episodic integration to explain lag 1 sparing or the accompanying order reversals. (PsycINFO Dat}},
  author       = {{Olivers, Christian N. L. and Hilkenmeier, Frederic and Scharlau, Ingrid}},
  issn         = {{1943-3921}},
  journal      = {{Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics}},
  keywords     = {{attentional blink, order reversals, prior entry, working memory, visual attention, attentional performance, Adolescent, Adult, Attention, Attentional Blink, Color Perception, Cues, Discrimination (Psychology), Female, Humans, Male, Memory, Short-Term, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Psychophysics, Reaction Time, Reversal Learning, Sensory Gating, Serial Learning, Young Adult, Eyeblink Reflex, Stimulus Change, Stimulus Parameters, Visual Attention, Attentional Blink, Short Term Memory}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{53 -- 67}},
  title        = {{{Prior entry explains order reversals in the attentional blink.}}},
  volume       = {{73}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}