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When Preparation Fails: Disruptive Effects of Prior Information on Perceptual Recognition

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Smith, Edward E.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1976

There is a conflict in the literature on selective attention. Five experiments were conducted to resolve this conflict, and all involved a comparison of tachistoscopic recognition when alternatives were either presented beforehand or not. (Editor/RK)

Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Experiments, Information Processing, Perception Tests

Perceived Informativeness of Facts

Peer reviewed

Fischhoff, Baruch – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1977

There are many tasks in which people are called on to disregard information that they have already processed. Dealing with inadmissible evidence in a courtroom setting, second-guessing the past, etc. This research investigates such difficulties in a general form, using almanac-type questions. (Editor/RK)

Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Experiments, Flow Charts, Information Processing