Our eyes do not always go where we want them to go: capture of the eyes by new objects.

A study was conducted to explore the processes involved in the capture of the eyes by new objects: Before an eye movement is made, attention is covertly shifted to the location of the object of interest, and the eyes will typically land at the position at which attention is directed. A visual sear...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Psychological Science. Vol. 9; no. 5; pp. 379 - 386
Main Authors:	Theeuwes, Jan, Kramer, Arthur F., Hahn, Sowon
Format:	Article
Published:	HWW Temp September 1998
Subjects:	Eye movements Distraction
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost