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Components of working memory and visual selective attention . Load theory ( Lavie , N. , Hirst , A. , De Fockert , J. W. , & Viding , E. [ 2004 ] . Load theory of selective attention and cognitive control . Journal of Experimental Psychology : General , 133 , 339-354 . ) proposes that control of attention depends on the amount and type of load that is imposed by current processing . Specifically , perceptual load should lead to efficient distractor rejection , whereas working memory load ( dual-task coordination ) should hinder distractor rejection . Studies support load theory 's prediction that working memory load will lead to larger distractor effects ; however , these studies used secondary tasks that required only verbal working memory and the central executive . The present study examined which other working memory components ( visual , spatial , and phonological ) influence visual selective attention . Subjects completed an attentional capture task alone ( single-task ) or while engaged in a working memory task ( dual-task ) . Results showed that along with the central executive , visual and spatial working memory influenced selective attention , but phonological working memory did not . Specifically , attentional capture was larger when visual or spatial working memory was loaded , but phonological working memory load did not affect attentional capture . The results are consistent with load theory and suggest specific components of working memory influence visual selective attention .
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attentional capture task alone ( single-task )
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working memory task ( dual-task )
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control of attention
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amount and type of load
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distractor rejection .
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distractor effects ;
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visual selective attention .
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attentional capture task
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selective attention
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attentional capture
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attentional capture
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visual selective attention
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visual selective attention