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Comment
. 2017 Jan:40:e138.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X1600008X.

Fixations are not all created equal: An objection to mindless visual search

James T Enns  1 , Marcus R Watson  2
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Fixations are not all created equal: An objection to mindless visual search

James T Enns et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2017 Jan.

Abstract

This call to revolution in theories of visual search does not go far enough. Treating fixations as uniform is an oversimplification that obscures the critical role of the mind. We remind readers that what happens during a fixation depends on mindset, as shown in studies of search strategy and of humans' ability to rapidly resume search following an interruption.

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