Feature Integration Theory (FIT)

Question 1

Who developed this theory?

Answer 1

Treisman et al 1980;1998

Question 2

FIT argues that attention is what

Answer 2

a glue that binds visual features

Question 3

These visual features are encoded by?

Answer 3

separate anatomical modules such as colour, shape, motion

Question 4

This theory is based on what type of evidence?

Answer 4

behavioural

Question 5

What is it called when a object of interest is unique?

Answer 5

feature

Question 6

What is it called when an object is similar to others?

Answer 6

conjuction

Question 7

When the object of interest is feature what do we need to use to find it?

Answer 7

one set of information from one anatomical module, e.g. colour

Question 8

When the object of interest is in conjunction what do we need to use to find it?

Answer 8

we combine all available information throughout our internal maps e.g.e colour, shape, motion, orientation

Question 9

Where do we send the information once gathered?

Answer 9

Master map of locations

Question 10

FIT appears to be [what] which is a positive of this theory

Answer 10

global, which means its high in external validity and can be generalised

Question 11

FIT accounts for the differences between [what] searches?

Answer 11

feature and conjuction

Question 12

What is a negative of FIT

Answer 12

not all conjunction searches are slower and is search ever really preattentive (in relation to feature search)