ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2011, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (11): 1595-1604.

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The Processing Mechanism of Lag-1 Sparing in Attentional Blink

WU Xia;ZHANG Ming   

  1. (1 Department of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China)
    (2 Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300074, China)
  • Received:2011-05-30 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2011-11-15 Published:2011-11-15
  • Contact: ZHANG Ming

Abstract: Lag-1 sparing phenomenon reflects fundamental mechanism of continuous processes in temporary attention. Four critical accounts, including the sluggish-gate idea, two-stage competition model, temporary loss of control theory as well as boost and bounce theory are discussed with series of empirical research, compared with each other intensively and then appraised. The sluggish-gate idea emphasis on time factor while temporary loss of control theory lay upon lag factor on the production mechanism of Lag-1 sparing. The sluggish-gate idea and two-stage competition model are attributed to limited-capacity attention resource hypothesis, and the other two are tend to agree attention control accounts. These accounts, which based on fundamental temporal attention mechanisms, focus on the role of attention resource or attention control on the selective process of targets. Future research should focus on the combination with attention switch.

Key words: Lag-1 sparing, attentional gate, theory of attention control, attentional blink