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dc.contributor.authorGoodhew, S.
dc.contributor.authorVisser, T.
dc.contributor.authorLipp, Ottmar
dc.contributor.authorDux, P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:03:30Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:03:30Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:09:02Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationGoodhew, S. and Visser, T. and Lipp, O. and Dux, P. 2011. Competing for Consciousness: Prolonged Mask Exposure Reduces Object Substitution Masking. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 37 (2): pp. 588-596.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42962
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/a0018740
dc.description.abstract

In object substitution masking (OSM) a sparse, temporally trailing 4-dot mask impairs target identification, even though it has different contours from, and does not spatially overlap with the target. Here, we demonstrate a previously unknown characteristic of OSM: Observers show reduced masking at prolonged (e.g., 640 ms) relative to intermediate mask durations (e.g., 240 ms). We propose that with prolonged exposure, the mask's visual representation is consolidated, which allows processing of the lingering target icon to be reinitiated, thereby improving performance. Our findings suggest that when the visual system is confronted with 2 temporally contiguous stimuli, although one may initially gain access to consciousness above the other, the "losing" stimulus is not irreversibly lost to awareness. © 2010 American Psychological Association.

dc.titleCompeting for Consciousness: Prolonged Mask Exposure Reduces Object Substitution Masking
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume37
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage588
dcterms.source.endPage596
dcterms.source.issn0096-1523
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology and Speech Pathology
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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