Some Researchers Have Compared Visual Attention to a Searchlight Beam

question 5

Multiple Choice

Some researchers have compared visual attention to a searchlight beam sweeping across the visual field.Which of the following claims about this beam is NOT currently supported by evidence?

• A)Visual acuity is highest for objects appearing "within" the "beam."
• B)Movements of attention can be distinguished from movements of the eye.
• C)The beam of visual attention can be adjusted by the participant,so that it is sometimes wide and sometimes narrow.
• D)Stimuli inside the beam of visual attention are primed,promoting their perception.

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