Selective attention allows us to ignore what is task-irrelevant and focus on what is task-
relevant. The cognitive and neural mechanisms that underlie this process are key topics of …

Load Theory assumes that the extent of processing of task-irrelevant information depends
on the level (high vs. low load) and type (perceptual vs. working memory) of task load. In this …

In this article, we establish a new phenomenon of “inattentional deafness” and highlight the
level of load on visual attention as a critical determinant of this phenomenon. In three …

It has been suggested that the locus of selective attention (early vs. late in processing) is
dependent on the perceptual load of the task. When perceptual load is low, irrelevant …

The substantial distractor interference obtained for small displays when the target appears
alone is reduced in large displays when the target is embedded among neutral letters. This …

Although the perceptual load theory of attention has stimulated a great deal of research,
evidence for the role of perceptual load in determining perception has typically relied on …

An important issue of psychological research is how experiments conducted in the
laboratory or theories based on such experiments relate to human performance in daily life …

Predictions from perceptual load theory (Lavie, 1995, 2005) regarding object recognition
across the same or different viewpoints were tested. Results showed that high perceptual …

The extent to which spatial selection is driven by the goals of the observer and by the
properties of the environment is one of the major issues in the field of visual attention. Here …

The present paper provides a short critical review of the theory of perceptual load. It closely
examines the basic tenets and assumptions of the theory and identifies major conceptual …