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Publications [#274879] of David J. Madden

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  1. Madden, DJ; Whiting, WL; Spaniol, J; Bucur, B (2005). Adult age differences in the implicit and explicit components of top-down attentional guidance during visual search.. Psychol Aging, 20(2), 317-329. [16029095], [doi]
    (last updated on 2024/03/28)

    Abstract:
    Two experiments investigated adult age differences in the explicit (knowledge-based) and implicit (repetition priming) components of top-down attentional guidance during discrimination of a target singleton. Experiment 1 demonstrated an additional contribution of explicit top-down attention, relative to the implicit effect of repetition priming, which was similar in magnitude for younger and older adults. Experiment 2 examined repetition priming of target activation and distractor inhibition independently. The additional contribution of explicit top-down attention, relative to the repetition priming of distractor inhibition, was greater for older adults than for younger adults. The results suggest that some forms of top-down attentional control are preserved as a function of adult age and may operate in a compensatory manner.


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