Distraction driven by reward history: Attentional capture and sequential effects.

Atten Percept Psychophys · 2026 · PMC12929281 · PMID 41731201

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A highly significant effect of Change was observed, F (1, 68) = 15.31, p <.001, η 2 p =.18, indicating faster responses when color was repeated (M = 863.92, SD = 79.72) compared with when changed (M = 877.85, SD = 79.617), and neither significant effects of Preceding Distractor Value, F (2,136) = 2.16, p =.119, η 2 p =.03, nor a significant interaction, F (2,136) =.54, p =.581, η 2 p <.01.

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