Laberge (1983) presented visual displays in which participants attended to five locations spaced evenly across a visual display. He found that on critical trials, RT to a target was fastest for ______, supporting ______

a) items in the middle of the display; spotlight models of attention
b) a items in the middle of the display; the role of bottom-up processing in attention
c) items in the periphery of the display; spotlight models of attention
d) a items in the middle of the display; the role of bottom-up processing in attention


Answer: b

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