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Item-based selection is in good shape in visual compound search: A view from electrophysiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2017

Thomas Töllner  and
Dragan Rangelov
Thomas Töllner
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80802 Munich, Germany; thomas.toellner@psy.lmu.de rangelov@psy.lmu.de http://www.psy.lmu.de/exp/people/ma/toellner/index.html http://www.psy.lmu.de/exp/people/ma/rangelov/index.html Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
Dragan Rangelov
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80802 Munich, Germany; thomas.toellner@psy.lmu.de rangelov@psy.lmu.de http://www.psy.lmu.de/exp/people/ma/toellner/index.html http://www.psy.lmu.de/exp/people/ma/rangelov/index.html
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Abstract

We argue that although the framework put forward by Hulleman & Olivers (H&O) can successfully explain much of visual search behaviour, it appears limited to tasks without precise target identification demands. In particular, we contend that the unit of selection may be larger than a single item in standard detection tasks, whereas the unit may mandatorily be item-based in compound tasks.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e156
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