Some Researchers Have Compared Visual Attention to a Searchlight Beam

question 37

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) It is possible to split the beam of visual attention, so that two nonadjacent positions are both within the beam.
• B) Movements of attention can be separate from movements of the eye.
• C) The beam of visual attention can be adjusted by the participant, so that the beam is sometimes wide and sometimes narrow.
• D) Stimuli inside the beam of visual attention are primed, promoting their perception.

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