Reward and Attentional Control in Visual Search

It has long been known that the control of attention in visual search depends both on voluntary, top-down deployment according to context-specific goals, and on involuntary, stimulus-driven capture based on the physical conspicuity of perceptual objects.

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Series Editor Debra A. Hope Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

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Michael D. Dodd • John H. Flowers Editors

The Influence of Attention, Learning, and Motivation on Visual Search

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Editors Michael D. Dodd University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska USA

John H. Flowers University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska USA

ISBN 978-1-4614-4793-1 ISBN 978-1-4614-4794-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4794-8 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012950600 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

The volume editors for this 59th volume of the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation are Michael Dodd and John Flowers. The volume editors coordinated the symposium that led to this volume including selecting and inviting the contributors. My thanks go to Professors Dodd and Flowers and to our contributors for their outstanding presentations and chapters. As we learned during the Symposium, visual search is part of our daily experience. A better understanding of the underlying processes and limitations helps us solve everything from minor everyday problems we all face to security problems that could pose a threat to our way of life. At the Symposium we honored P