Posner, Snyder, and Davidson (1980) Examined Spatial Attention Using Arrows

question 38

Multiple Choice

Posner, Snyder, and Davidson (1980) examined spatial attention using arrows as a prime. Most of the time the arrow pointed to the area where the stimulus would appear, but 20% of the time it did not. They compared reaction times (RTs) when the cue was valid, when it was invalid, and when a neutral cue was presented. Which of the following statements was NOT supported by their findings?

• A) RTs were slower in the invalid condition than in the valid condition.
• B) Spatial attention is limited in capacity.
• C) We can attend to two different locations without a reduction in performance.
• D) RTs were faster for responses to valid cues relative to neutral cues.

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