Multiple Choice
Some researchers have compared visual attention to a searchlight beam sweeping across the visual field.Which of the following claims about this beam is NOT currently supported by evidence?
A) Visual acuity is highest for objects appearing "within" the "beam."
B) Movements of attention can be distinguished from movements of the eye.
C) The beam of visual attention can be adjusted by the participant,so that it is sometimes wide and sometimes narrow.
D) Stimuli inside the beam of visual attention are primed,promoting their perception.
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