Masking of a first target in the attentional blink attenuates the P3 to the first target and delays the P3 to the second target.

摘要: The attentional blink (AB) refers to the decline in report accuracy of a second target (T2) when presented shortly after first (T1) rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) distractors. It is known that masking T1 increases magnitude AB, and single (equivalent T1) RSVP stream attenuates P3 correct trials. major purpose present study was clarify how these two effects may be integrated. An intervening distractor at lag 1 (T1+1), 2 (T1+2), or neither lags (no distractor). T2 always 3, as last item stream. attenuated delayed T1+1 condition compared other conditions. These results clearly show delays AB. Implications for extant theories AB are discussed.