Color-relation-based capture occurs globally

Abstract

Previous studies have shown that a distractor matching the target-nontarget color relation did not capture attention when it appeared outside of the attentional window, indicating that color-relation-based attention is lack of global selection. The present study examined whether a distractor best matching the target-nontarget color relation instead of the target color captured attention outside of the attentional window. The results consistently showed that peripheral distractors best matching the target-nontarget color relation instead of the target color captured attention outside of the attentional window. Additionally, color-relation-matched distractors outweighed target-color-matched distractors in capturing attention under this circumstance. This suggests that the color-relation-based attention shares the hallmark of global selection with the color-based attention. Combined with the previous finding of double dissociation of color-relation-based attention and color-based attention (

Attentional Control Setting: Type, Quantity and Processing Stage

“…However, the separation between these two captures may be due to different strategies. The relationship-based ACS can also occur outside the attention window with a global modulation effect [21]. And participants prefer to establish a relationship-based ACS when both features and relations are available [8] [21].…”

“…The relationship-based ACS can also occur outside the attention window with a global modulation effect [21]. And participants prefer to establish a relationship-based ACS when both features and relations are available [8] [21]. And when the relationship between the target and nontarget is unpredictable, the ACS will bias the precise target features [22].…”