How Would You Explain the Typical Finding That for a Conjunction

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Essay

How would you explain the typical finding that for a conjunction search, the target-absent response times are approximately twice as slow as the target-present response times (i.e., for any given number of display items)?

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Definitions:

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Responsibility Accounting System

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Controllable Costs

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