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_id: '6082'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: '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:
- first_name: Christian N. L.
  full_name: Olivers, Christian N. L.
  last_name: Olivers
- first_name: Frederic
  full_name: Hilkenmeier, Frederic
  last_name: Hilkenmeier
- first_name: Ingrid
  full_name: Scharlau, Ingrid
  id: '451'
  last_name: Scharlau
  orcid: 0000-0003-2364-9489
citation:
  ama: Olivers CNL, Hilkenmeier F, Scharlau I. Prior entry explains order reversals
    in the attentional blink. <i>Attention, Perception, &#38; Psychophysics</i>. 2011;73(1):53-67.
  apa: Olivers, C. N. L., Hilkenmeier, F., &#38; Scharlau, I. (2011). Prior entry
    explains order reversals in the attentional blink. <i>Attention, Perception, &#38;
    Psychophysics</i>, <i>73</i>(1), 53–67.
  bibtex: '@article{Olivers_Hilkenmeier_Scharlau_2011, title={Prior entry explains
    order reversals in the attentional blink.}, volume={73}, number={1}, journal={Attention,
    Perception, &#38; Psychophysics}, author={Olivers, Christian N. L. and Hilkenmeier,
    Frederic and Scharlau, Ingrid}, year={2011}, pages={53–67} }'
  chicago: 'Olivers, Christian N. L., Frederic Hilkenmeier, and Ingrid Scharlau. “Prior
    Entry Explains Order Reversals in the Attentional Blink.” <i>Attention, Perception,
    &#38; Psychophysics</i> 73, no. 1 (2011): 53–67.'
  ieee: C. N. L. Olivers, F. Hilkenmeier, and I. Scharlau, “Prior entry explains order
    reversals in the attentional blink.,” <i>Attention, Perception, &#38; Psychophysics</i>,
    vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 53–67, 2011.
  mla: Olivers, Christian N. L., et al. “Prior Entry Explains Order Reversals in the
    Attentional Blink.” <i>Attention, Perception, &#38; Psychophysics</i>, vol. 73,
    no. 1, 2011, pp. 53–67.
  short: C.N.L. Olivers, F. Hilkenmeier, I. Scharlau, Attention, Perception, &#38;
    Psychophysics 73 (2011) 53–67.
date_created: 2018-12-10T07:06:31Z
date_updated: 2022-06-07T00:16:50Z
department:
- _id: '424'
funded_apc: '1'
intvolume: '        73'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- 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
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://kw.uni-paderborn.de/fileadmin/fakultaet/Institute/psychologie/Kognitive_Psychologie/Publikationen/Olivers_etal__2011__AP_PProofs.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 53 - 67
publication: Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1943-3921
publication_status: published
status: public
title: Prior entry explains order reversals in the attentional blink.
type: journal_article
user_id: '42165'
volume: 73
year: '2011'
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