The University of Queensland

Guidance of attention by feature relationships: the end of the road for feature map theories?

Becker, Stefanie I. (2014). Guidance of attention by feature relationships: the end of the road for feature map theories?. Current trends in eye tracking research. (pp. 37-49) edited by Mike Horsley, Matt Eliot, Bruce Allen Knight and Ronan Reilly. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-02868-2_3

Faces capture spatial attention only when we want them to: An inattentional blindness EEG study

Qiu, Zeguo, Lei, Xue, Becker, Stefanie I. and Pegna, Alan J. (2023). Faces capture spatial attention only when we want them to: An inattentional blindness EEG study. Biological Psychology, 183 108665, 108665. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108665

Tuning to non-veridical features in attention and perceptual decision-making: An EEG study

Becker, Stefanie I., Hamblin-Frohman, Zachary, Xia, Hongfeng and Qiu, Zeguo (2023). Tuning to non-veridical features in attention and perceptual decision-making: An EEG study. Neuropsychologia, 188 108634, 108634. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108634

Fixation-related electrical potentials during a free visual search task reveal the timing of visual awareness

Qiu, Zeguo, Becker, Stefanie I., Xia, Hongfeng, Hamblin-Frohman, Zachary and Pegna, Alan J. (2023). Fixation-related electrical potentials during a free visual search task reveal the timing of visual awareness. iScience, 26 (7) 107148, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107148

Attentional selection is a sufficient cause for visual working memory interference

Hamblin-Frohman, Zachary and Becker, Stefanie I. (2023). Attentional selection is a sufficient cause for visual working memory interference. Journal of vision, 23 (7) 15, 15. doi: 10.1167/jov.23.7.15

Which processes dominate visual search: bottom-up feature contrast, top-down tuning or trial history?

Becker, Stefanie I., Grubert, Anna, Horstmann, Gernot and Ansorge, Ulrich (2023). Which processes dominate visual search: bottom-up feature contrast, top-down tuning or trial history?. Cognition, 236 105420, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2023.105420

Good-enough attentional guidance

Yu, Xinger, Zhou, Zhiheng, Becker, Stefanie I., Boettcher, Sage E. P. and Geng, Joy J. (2023). Good-enough attentional guidance. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 27 (4), 391-403. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.01.007

Attentional capture by fearful faces requires consciousness and is modulated by task-relevancy: a dot-probe EEG study

Qiu, Zeguo, Jiang, Jiaqin, Becker, Stefanie I. and Pegna, Alan J. (2023). Attentional capture by fearful faces requires consciousness and is modulated by task-relevancy: a dot-probe EEG study. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17 1152220. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1152220

Attentional prioritisation and facilitation for similar stimuli in visual working memory

Hamblin-Frohman, Zachary, Low, Jia Xuan and Becker, Stefanie I. (2023). Attentional prioritisation and facilitation for similar stimuli in visual working memory. Psychological Research, 87 (7), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00426-023-01790-3

Mirror blindness: our failure to recognize the target in search for mirror-reversed shapes

Becker, Stefanie I., Retell, James D. and Wolfe, Jeremy M. (2023). Mirror blindness: our failure to recognize the target in search for mirror-reversed shapes. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 85 (2), 418-437. doi: 10.3758/s13414-022-02641-w

Semi-supervised EEG clustering with multiple constraints

Dai, Chenglong, Wu, Jia, Monaghan, Jessica J. M., Li, Guanghui, Peng, Hao, Becker, Stefanie I. and McAlpine, David (2022). Semi-supervised EEG clustering with multiple constraints. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 35 (8), 1-15. doi: 10.1109/tkde.2022.3206330

Spatial attention shifting to fearful faces depends on visual awareness in attentional blink: an ERP study

Qiu, Zeguo, Becker, Stefanie I. and Pegna, Alan J. (2022). Spatial attention shifting to fearful faces depends on visual awareness in attentional blink: an ERP study. Neuropsychologia, 172 108283, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108283

Eye movements reveal the contributions of early and late processes of enhancement and suppression to the guidance of visual search

Hamblin-Frohman, Zachary, Chang, Seah, Egeth, Howard and Becker, Stefanie I. (2022). Eye movements reveal the contributions of early and late processes of enhancement and suppression to the guidance of visual search. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 84 (6), 1913-1924. doi: 10.3758/s13414-022-02536-w

ShVEEGc: EEG clustering with improved cosine similarity-transformed shapley value

Li, Guanghui, Shen, Jiahua, Dai, Chenglong, Wu, Jia and Becker, Stefanie I. (2022). ShVEEGc: EEG clustering with improved cosine similarity-transformed shapley value. IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, PP (99), 1-15. doi: 10.1109/tetci.2022.3189385

The effects of spatial attention focus and visual awareness on the processing of fearful faces: an ERP study

Qiu, Zeguo, Becker, Stefanie I. and Pegna, Alan J. (2022). The effects of spatial attention focus and visual awareness on the processing of fearful faces: an ERP study. Brain Sciences, 12 (7) 823. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12070823

Neural activities during the processing of unattended and unseen emotional faces: a voxel-wise meta-analysis

Qiu, Zeguo, Lei, Xue, Becker, Stefanie I. and Pegna, Alan J. (2022). Neural activities during the processing of unattended and unseen emotional faces: a voxel-wise meta-analysis. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 16 (5), 2426-2443. doi: 10.1007/s11682-022-00697-8

Spatial attention shifting to emotional faces is contingent on awareness and task relevancy

Qiu, Zeguo, Becker, Stefanie I. and Pegna, Alan J. (2022). Spatial attention shifting to emotional faces is contingent on awareness and task relevancy. Cortex, 151, 30-48. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2022.02.009

Inhibition continues to guide search under concurrent visual working memory load

Hamblin-Frohman, Zachary and Becker, Stefanie I. (2022). Inhibition continues to guide search under concurrent visual working memory load. Journal of Vision, 22 (2) 8, 1-17. doi: 10.1167/jov.22.2.8

A relational account of visual short-term memory (VSTM)

Martin, Aimee and Becker, Stefanie I. (2021). A relational account of visual short-term memory (VSTM). Cortex, 144, 151-167. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2021.08.013

The attentional template in high and low similarity search: Optimal tuning or tuning to relations?

Hamblin-Frohman, Zachary and Becker, Stefanie I. (2021). The attentional template in high and low similarity search: Optimal tuning or tuning to relations?. Cognition, 212 104732, 104732. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104732

Electroencephalogram signal clustering with convex cooperative games

Dai, Chenglong, Wu, Jia, Pi, Dechang, Cui, Lin, Johnson, Blake and Becker, Stefanie I. (2021). Electroencephalogram signal clustering with convex cooperative games. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, PP (99), 1-1. doi: 10.1109/tkde.2021.3060742

Attention is prioritised for proximate and approaching fearful faces

Martin, Aimee, Becker, Stefanie I. and Pegna, Alan J. (2021). Attention is prioritised for proximate and approaching fearful faces. Cortex, 134, 52-64. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.10.011

Dual target search: attention tuned to relative features, both within and across dimensions

York, Ashley A., Sewell, David K. and Becker, Stefanie I. (2020). Dual target search: attention tuned to relative features, both within and across dimensions. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance., 46 (11), 1368-1386. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000851

Shapelet-transformed multi-channel EEG channel selection

Dai, Chenglong, Pi, Dechang and Becker, Stefanie I. (2020). Shapelet-transformed multi-channel EEG channel selection. ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology, 11 (5) 58, 1-27. doi: 10.1145/3397850

Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence for a dissociation between working memory capacity and feature-based attention

Harris, Anthony M., Jacoby, Oscar, Remington, Roger W., Becker, Stefanie I. and Mattingley, Jason B. (2020). Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence for a dissociation between working memory capacity and feature-based attention. Cortex, 129, 158-174. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.04.009

Top-down modulation of gaze capture: feature similarity, optimal tuning, or tuning to relative features?

York, Ashley and Becker, Stefanie I. (2020). Top-down modulation of gaze capture: feature similarity, optimal tuning, or tuning to relative features?. Journal of Vision, 20 (4) 6, 1-16. doi: 10.1167/jov.20.4.6

Brain EEG time-series clustering using maximum-weight clique

Dai, Chenglong, Wu, Jia, Pi, Dechang, Becker, Stefanie I., Cui, Lin, Zhang, Qin and Johnson, Blake (2020). Brain EEG time-series clustering using maximum-weight clique. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 52 (1), 1-15. doi: 10.1109/tcyb.2020.2974776

CenEEGs: valid EEG selection for classification

Dai, Chenglong, Pi, Dechang, Becker, Stefanie I., Wu, Jia, Cui, Lin and Johnson, Blake (2020). CenEEGs: valid EEG selection for classification. ACM Transactions on Knowledge Discovery from Data, 14 (2) A18, 18-25. doi: 10.1145/3371153

Novelty competes with saliency for attention

Ernst, Daniel, Becker, Stefanie and Horstmann, Gernot (2020). Novelty competes with saliency for attention. Vision Research, 168, 42-52. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2020.01.004

Attentional capture by context cues, not inhibition of cue singletons, explains same location costs

Schönhammer, Josef G., Becker, Stefanie I. and Kerzel, Dirk (2020). Attentional capture by context cues, not inhibition of cue singletons, explains same location costs. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 46 (6), 1-19. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000735

Dwelling on simple stimuli in visual search

Horstmann, Gernot, Becker, Stefanie I. and Grubert, Anna (2020). Dwelling on simple stimuli in visual search. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 82 (2), 607-625. doi: 10.3758/s13414-019-01872-8

The attentional blink: a relational account of attentional engagement

Becker, Stefanie I., Manoharan, Rheaa T. and Folk, Charles L. (2020). The attentional blink: a relational account of attentional engagement. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 28 (1), 219-227. doi: 10.3758/s13423-020-01813-9

The role of the frontoparietal cortex across the functional stages of visual search

Remington, Roger W., Vromen, Joyce M. G., Becker, Stefanie I., Baumann, Oliver and Mattingley, Jason B. (2020). The role of the frontoparietal cortex across the functional stages of visual search. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 33 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_01632

Target templates in singleton search vs. feature-based search modes

Becker, Stefanie I., Martin, Aimee and Hamblin-Frohman, Zachary (2019). Target templates in singleton search vs. feature-based search modes. Visual Cognition, 27 (5-8), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/13506285.2019.1676352

Conjunction search: can we simultaneously bias attention to features and relations?

Becker, Stefanie I., Atalla, Marina and Folk, Charles L. (2019). Conjunction search: can we simultaneously bias attention to features and relations?. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 82 (1), 246-268. doi: 10.3758/s13414-019-01807-3

Dwelling on distractors varying in target-distractor similarity

Horstmann, Gernot, Ernst, Daniel and Becker, Stefanie (2019). Dwelling on distractors varying in target-distractor similarity. Acta Psychologica, 198 102859, 102859. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2019.05.011

Attending object features interferes with visual working memory regardless of eye-movements

Hamblin-Frohman, Zachary and Becker, Stefanie I. (2019). Attending object features interferes with visual working memory regardless of eye-movements. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 45 (8), 1049-1061. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000651

More efficient visual search for happy faces may not indicate guidance, but rather faster distractor rejection: Evidence from eye movements and fixations

Horstmann, Gernot and Becker, Stefanie I. (2019). More efficient visual search for happy faces may not indicate guidance, but rather faster distractor rejection: Evidence from eye movements and fixations. Emotion, 20 (2), 206-216. doi: 10.1037/emo0000536

Eye-tracking reveals how observation chart design features affect the detection of patient deterioration: an experimental study

Cornish, Lillian, Hill, Andrew, Horswill, Mark S., Becker, Stefanie I. and Watson, Marcus O. (2019). Eye-tracking reveals how observation chart design features affect the detection of patient deterioration: an experimental study. Applied Ergonomics, 75, 230-242. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2018.10.005

How feature relationships influence attention and awareness: Evidence from eye movements and EEG

Martin, Aimee and Becker, Stefanie I. (2018). How feature relationships influence attention and awareness: Evidence from eye movements and EEG. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 44 (12), 1865-1883. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000574

The curious case of spillover: does it tell us much about saccade timing in reading?

Remington, Roger W., Burt, Jennifer S. and Becker, Stefanie I. (2018). The curious case of spillover: does it tell us much about saccade timing in reading?. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 80 (7), 1-8. doi: 10.3758/s13414-018-1544-5

Reply to Theeuwes: Fast Feature-based Top-down Effects, but Saliency May be Slow

Becker, Stefanie I. (2018). Reply to Theeuwes: Fast Feature-based Top-down Effects, but Saliency May be Slow. Journal of Cognition, 1 (1) 28, 28. doi: 10.5334/joc.23

Conjunction search is relational: behavioral and electrophysiological evidence

Becker, Stefanie I., Harris, Anthony M., York, Ashley and Choi, Jessica (2017). Conjunction search is relational: behavioral and electrophysiological evidence. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 43 (10), 1828-1842. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000371

Linking contemporary research to the classics: Celebrating 125 years at APA

Enns, James T., Becker, Stefanie I., Brockmole, James, Castelhano, Monica, Creem-Regehr, Sarah, Gray, Rob, Hecht, Heiko, Juhasz, Barbara, Philbeck, John and Woodman, Geoffrey (2017). Linking contemporary research to the classics: Celebrating 125 years at APA. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 43 (10), 1695-1700. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000473

Dwelling, rescanning, and skipping of distractors explain search efficiency in difficult search better than guidance by the target

Horstmann, Gernot, Becker, Stefanie and Ernst, Daniel (2017). Dwelling, rescanning, and skipping of distractors explain search efficiency in difficult search better than guidance by the target. Visual Cognition, 25 (1-3), 291-305. doi: 10.1080/13506285.2017.1347591

Which kind of attention is captured by cues with the relative target colour?

Schonhammer, Josef G., Becker, Stefanie I. and Kerzel, Dirk (2017). Which kind of attention is captured by cues with the relative target colour?. Visual Cognition, 25 (7-8), 703-714. doi: 10.1080/13506285.2017.1323811

The capture of attention and gaze in the search for emotional photographic faces

Becker, Stefanie I., Dutt, Neelam, Vromen, Joyce M. G. and Horstmann, Gernot (2017). The capture of attention and gaze in the search for emotional photographic faces. Visual Cognition, 25 (1-3), 241-261. doi: 10.1080/13506285.2017.1333182

Right away: A late, right-lateralized category effect complements an early, left-lateralized category effect in visual search

Constable, Merryn D. and Becker, Stefanie I. (2017). Right away: A late, right-lateralized category effect complements an early, left-lateralized category effect in visual search. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 24 (5), 1611-1619. doi: 10.3758/s13423-017-1246-3

Top-down knowledge modulates onset capture in a feedforward manner

Becker, Stefanie I., Lewis, Amanda J. and Axtens, Jenna E. (2017). Top-down knowledge modulates onset capture in a feedforward manner. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 24 (2), 436-446. doi: 10.3758/s13423-016-1134-2

Perceptual salience captures the eyes on a surprise trial

Horstmann, Gernot, Becker, Stefanie and Ernst, Daniel (2016). Perceptual salience captures the eyes on a surprise trial. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 78 (7), 1889-1900. doi: 10.3758/s13414-016-1102-y

Threat captures attention, but not automatically: top-down goals modulate attentional orienting to threat distractors

Vromen, Joyce M. G., Lipp, Ottmar V., Remington, Roger W. and Becker, Stefanie I. (2016). Threat captures attention, but not automatically: top-down goals modulate attentional orienting to threat distractors. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 78 (7), 2266-2279. doi: 10.3758/s13414-016-1142-3

Distractor dwelling, skipping, and revisiting determine target absent performance in difficult visual search

Horstmann, Gernot, Herwig, Arvid and Becker, Stefanie I. (2016). Distractor dwelling, skipping, and revisiting determine target absent performance in difficult visual search. Frontiers in Psychology, 7 (1152) 01152, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01152

An effective attentional set for a specific colour does not prevent capture by infrequently presented motion distractors

Retell, James D., Becker, Stefanie I. and Remington, Roger W. (2016). An effective attentional set for a specific colour does not prevent capture by infrequently presented motion distractors. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 69 (7), 1340-1365. doi: 10.1080/17470218.2015.1080738

Attentional guidance by relative features: behavioral and electrophysiological evidence

Schonhammer, Josef G., Grubert, Anna, Kerzel, Dirk and Becker, Stefanie I. (2016). Attentional guidance by relative features: behavioral and electrophysiological evidence. Psychophysiology, 53 (7), 1074-1083. doi: 10.1111/psyp.12645

Previously seen and expected stimuli elicit surprise in the context of visual search

Retell, James D., Becker, Stefanie I. and Remington, Roger W. (2016). Previously seen and expected stimuli elicit surprise in the context of visual search. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 78 (3), 774-788. doi: 10.3758/s13414-015-1052-9

Visual search for emotional expressions: effect of stimulus set on anger and happiness superiority

Savage, Ruth A, Becker, Stefanie I and Lipp, Ottmar V (2016). Visual search for emotional expressions: effect of stimulus set on anger and happiness superiority. Cognition and Emotion, 30 (4), 713-730. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2015.1027663

Capture by colour: evidence for dimension-specific singleton capture

Harris, Anthony M., Becker, Stefanie I. and Remington, Roger W. (2015). Capture by colour: evidence for dimension-specific singleton capture. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 77 (7), 2305-2321. doi: 10.3758/s13414-015-0927-0

Are age effects in positivity influenced by the valence of distractors?

Ziaei, Maryam, von Hippel, William, Henry, Julie D. and Becker, Stefanie I. (2015). Are age effects in positivity influenced by the valence of distractors?. PLoS One, 10 (9) e0137604, 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137604

Feature-based attention modulates onset capture in a feed-forward manner

Becker, Stefanie (2015). Feature-based attention modulates onset capture in a feed-forward manner. Journal of Vision, 15 (12). doi: 10.1167/15.12.1260

Oculomotor capture by the unexpected: exploring the temporal profile of surprise in visual search

Retell, James, Venini, Dustin and Becker, Stefanie (2015). Oculomotor capture by the unexpected: exploring the temporal profile of surprise in visual search. Journal of Vision, 15 (12). doi: 10.1167/15.12.310

Right away! Early, lateralised color category effect revealed by first-saccade dynamics

Constable, Merryn and Becker, Stefanie (2015). Right away! Early, lateralised color category effect revealed by first-saccade dynamics. Journal of Vision, 15 (12). doi: 10.1167/15.12.1168

Oculomotor Capture by New and Unannounced Color Singletons during Visual Search

Retell, James D, Venini, Dustin and Becker, Stefanie I (2015). Oculomotor Capture by New and Unannounced Color Singletons during Visual Search. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 77 (5), 1529-1543. doi: 10.3758/s13414-015-0888-3

Oculomotor capture by irrelevant onsets with and without color contrast

Becker, Stefanie I. and Lewis, Amanda Jane (2015). Oculomotor capture by irrelevant onsets with and without color contrast. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1339 (1), 60-71. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12685

Distinct neural networks for target feature versus dimension changes in visual search, as revealed by EEG and fMRI

Becker, Stefanie I., Grubert, Anna and Dux, Paul E. (2014). Distinct neural networks for target feature versus dimension changes in visual search, as revealed by EEG and fMRI. NeuroImage, 102 (P2), 798-808. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.08.058

Implicit false-belief processing in the human brain

Schneider, Dana, Slaughter, Virginia P., Becker, Stefanie I. and Dux, Paul E. (2014). Implicit false-belief processing in the human brain. NeuroImage, 101, 268-275. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.07.014

Color priming in pop-out search depends on the relative color of the target

Becker, Stefanie I., Valuch, Christian and Ansorge, Ulrich (2014). Color priming in pop-out search depends on the relative color of the target. Frontiers in Psychology, 5 (APR) Article 289, 289. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00289

Contingent capture in cueing: the role of color search templates and cue-target color relations

Ansorge, Ulrich and Becker, Stefanie I. (2014). Contingent capture in cueing: the role of color search templates and cue-target color relations. Psychological Research, 78 (2), 209-221. doi: 10.1007/s00426-013-0497-5

Centre-of-gravity fixations in visual search: when looking at nothing helps to find something

Venini, Dustin, Remington, Roger W., Horstmann, Gernot and Becker, Stefanie I. (2014). Centre-of-gravity fixations in visual search: when looking at nothing helps to find something. Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014 237812, 237812-14. doi: 10.1155/2014/237812

Different faces in the crowd: a happiness superiority effect for schematic faces in heterogeneous backgrounds

Craig, Belinda M., Becker, Stefanie I. and Lipp, Ottmar V. (2014). Different faces in the crowd: a happiness superiority effect for schematic faces in heterogeneous backgrounds. Emotion, 14 (4), 794-803. doi: 10.1037/a0036043

Eye movement control

Becker, Stefanie I., Horstmann, Gernot and Herwig, Arvid (2014). Eye movement control. Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014 (262541) 262541, 1-2. doi: 10.1155/2014/262541

Visual search for color and shape: when is the gaze guided by feature relationships, when by feature values?

Becker, Stefanie I., Harris, Anthony M., Venini, Dustin and Retell, James D. (2014). Visual search for color and shape: when is the gaze guided by feature relationships, when by feature values?. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 40 (1), 264-291. doi: 10.1037/a0033489

Why you cannot map attention: a relational theory of attention and eye movements

Becker, Stefanie I. (2013). Why you cannot map attention: a relational theory of attention and eye movements. Australian Psychologist, 48 (6), 389-398. doi: 10.1111/ap.12028

In search of the emotional face: anger versus happiness superiority in visual search

Savage, Ruth A., Lipp, Ottmar V., Craig, Belinda M., Becker, Stefanie I. and Horstmann, Gernot (2013). In search of the emotional face: anger versus happiness superiority in visual search. Emotion, 13 (4), 758-768. doi: 10.1037/a0031970

Everything is relative: contingent capture depends on feature relationships

Becker, Stefanie I., Folk, and Remington, Roger W. (2013). Everything is relative: contingent capture depends on feature relationships. Journal of Vision, 13 (9), 772-772. doi: 10.1167/13.9.772

Task-dependent priming of fixation selection for recognition of natural scenes

Valuch, Christian, Becker, Stefanie I. and Ansorge, Ulrich (2013). Task-dependent priming of fixation selection for recognition of natural scenes. Journal of Vision, 13 (9), 924-924. doi: 10.1167/13.9.924

The contributions of expectancy and prior exposure to the surprise response in visual search

Retell, James, Becker, Stefanie and Remington, Roger (2013). The contributions of expectancy and prior exposure to the surprise response in visual search. Journal of Vision, 13 (9), 165-165. doi: 10.1167/13.9.165

Simply shapely: relative, not absolute shapes are primed in pop-out search

Becker, Stefanie I. (2013). Simply shapely: relative, not absolute shapes are primed in pop-out search. Attention Perception and Psychophysics, 75 (5), 845-861. doi: 10.3758/s13414-013-0433-1

Feature specificity in attentional capture by size and color

Harris, Anthony M., Remington, Roger W. and Becker, Stefanie I. (2013). Feature specificity in attentional capture by size and color. Journal of Vision, 13 (3) 12, 12.1-12.15. doi: 10.1167/13.3.12

Attentional capture does not depend on feature similarity, but on target-nontarget relations

Becker, Stefanie I., Folk, Charles L. and Remington, Roger W. (2013). Attentional capture does not depend on feature similarity, but on target-nontarget relations. Psychological Science, 24 (5), 634-647. doi: 10.1177/0956797612458528

Higher set sizes in pop-out search displays do not eliminate priming or enhance target selection

Becker, Stefanie I. and Ansorge, Ulrich (2013). Higher set sizes in pop-out search displays do not eliminate priming or enhance target selection. Vision Research, 81, 18-28. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2013.01.009

The role of task-related learned representations in explaining asymmetries in task switching

Barutchu, Ayla, Becker, Stefanie I., Carter, Olivia, Hester, Robert and Levy, Neil L. (2013). The role of task-related learned representations in explaining asymmetries in task switching. PLoS One, 8 (4) e61729, e61729.1-e61729.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061729

"Gaze Leading": initiating simulated joint attention influences eye movements and choice behavior

Bayliss, Andrew P., Murphy, Emily, Naughtin, Claire K., Kritikos, Ada, Schilbach, Leonhard and Becker, Stefanie I. (2013). "Gaze Leading": initiating simulated joint attention influences eye movements and choice behavior. Journal of Experimental Psychology-General, 142 (1), 76-92. doi: 10.1037/a0029286

Priming of fixations during recognition of natural scenes

Valuch, Christian, Becker, Stefanie I. and Ansorge, Ulrich (2013). Priming of fixations during recognition of natural scenes. Journal of Vision, 13 (3) 3, 3.1-3.22. doi: 10.1167/13.3.3

Of toothy grins and angry snarls-Open mouth displays contribute to efficiency gains in search for emotional

Horstmann, Gernot, Lipp, Ottmar V. and Becker, Stefanie I. (2012). Of toothy grins and angry snarls-Open mouth displays contribute to efficiency gains in search for emotional. Journal of Vision, 12 (5) 7, 7.1-7.15. doi: 10.1167/12.5.7

Spatial mislocalization as a consequence of sequential coding of stimuli

Priess, Heinz-Werner, Scharlau, Ingrid, Becker, Stefanie I. and Ansorge, Ulrich (2012). Spatial mislocalization as a consequence of sequential coding of stimuli. Attention Perception and Psychophysics, 74 (2), 365-378. doi: 10.3758/s13414-011-0239-y

Automatic priming of attentional control by relevant colors

Ansorge, Ulrich and Becker, Stefanie I. (2012). Automatic priming of attentional control by relevant colors. Attention Perception and Psychophysics, 74 (1), 83-104. doi: 10.3758/s13414-011-0231-6

Eye movements reveal sustained implicit processing of others' mental states

Schneider, Dana, Bayliss, Andrew P., Becker, Stefanie I. and Dux, Paul E. (2012). Eye movements reveal sustained implicit processing of others' mental states. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 141 (3), 1-6. doi: 10.1037/a0025458

Perceptual grouping, not emotion, accounts for search asymmetries with schematic faces

Becker, Stefanie I., Horstmann, Gernot and Remington, Roger W. (2011). Perceptual grouping, not emotion, accounts for search asymmetries with schematic faces. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 37 (6), 1739-1757. doi: 10.1037/a0024665

Evidence for goal-independent attentional capture from validity effects with unexpected novel color cues - A response to Burnham (2007)

Horstmann, Gernot and Becker, Stefanie I. (2011). Evidence for goal-independent attentional capture from validity effects with unexpected novel color cues - A response to Burnham (2007). Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 18 (3), 512-517. doi: 10.3758/s13423-011-0080-2

Determinants of dwell time in visual search: Similarity or perceptual difficulty?

Becker, Stefanie I. (2011). Determinants of dwell time in visual search: Similarity or perceptual difficulty?. PLoS One, 6 (3) e17740, 1-5. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017740

Novelty and saliency in attentional capture by unannounced motion singletons

Becker, Stefanie I. and Horstmann, Gernot (2011). Novelty and saliency in attentional capture by unannounced motion singletons. Acta Psychologica, 136 (3), 290-299. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2010.12.002

Testing a postselectional account of across-dimension switch costs

Becker, Stefanie I. (2010). Testing a postselectional account of across-dimension switch costs. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 17 (6), 853-861. doi: 10.3758/PBR.17.6.853

The role of relational information in contingent capture

Becker, SI, Folk, CL and Remington, RW (2010). The role of relational information in contingent capture. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 36 (6), 1460-1476. doi: 10.1037/a0020370

Oculomotor capture by colour singletons depends on intertrial priming

Becker, Stefanie I. (2010). Oculomotor capture by colour singletons depends on intertrial priming. Vision Research, 50 (21), 2116-2126. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2010.08.001

A reversal of the search asymmetry favouring negative schematic faces

Horstmann, Gernot, Becker, Stefanie I., Bergmann, Steffi and Burghaus, Ludger (2010). A reversal of the search asymmetry favouring negative schematic faces. Visual Cognition, 18 (7), 981-1016. doi: 10.1080/13506280903435709

The role of target–distractor relationships in guiding attention and the eyes in visual search

Becker, Stefanie I. (2010). The role of target–distractor relationships in guiding attention and the eyes in visual search. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 139 (2), 247-265. doi: 10.1037/a0018808

Attentional capture by motion onsets is spatially imprecise

Ansorge, Ulrich, Carbone, Elena, Becker, Stefanie I. and Turatto, Massimo (2010). Attentional capture by motion onsets is spatially imprecise. European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 22 (1), 62-105. doi: 10.1080/09541440902733190

Saccades reveal that allocentric coding of the moving object causes mislocalization in the flash-lag effect

Becker, Stefanie I., Ansorge, Ulrich and Turatto, Massimo (2009). Saccades reveal that allocentric coding of the moving object causes mislocalization in the flash-lag effect. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 71 (6), 1313-1324. doi: 10.3758/APP.71.6.1313

Can intertrial priming account for the similarity effect in visual search?

Becker, Stefanie I., Ansorge, Ulrich and Horstmann, Gernot (2009). Can intertrial priming account for the similarity effect in visual search?. Vision Research, 49 (14), 1738-1756. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2009.04.001

A feature-weighting account of priming in conjunction search

Becker, Stefanie I. and Horstmann, Gernot (2009). A feature-weighting account of priming in conjunction search. Attention Perception & Psychophysics, 71 (2), 258-272. doi: 10.3758/APP.71.2.258

Revisiting the metacontrast dissociation: Comparing sensitivity across different measures and tasks

Ansorge, Ulrich, Becker, Stefanie I. and Breitmeyer, Bruno (2009). Revisiting the metacontrast dissociation: Comparing sensitivity across different measures and tasks. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 62 (2), 286-309. doi: 10.1080/17470210801908492

Can intertrial effects of features and dimensions be explained by a single theory?

Becker, Stefanie I. (2008). Can intertrial effects of features and dimensions be explained by a single theory?. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 34 (6), 1417-1440. doi: 10.1037/a0011386

Attentional effects of negative faces: Top-down contingent or involuntary?

Horstmann, Gernot and Becker, Stefanie I. (2008). Attentional effects of negative faces: Top-down contingent or involuntary?. Perception & Psychophysics, 70 (8), 1416-1434. doi: 10.3758/PP.70.8.1416

The mechanism of priming: Episodic retrieval or priming of pop-out?

Becker, Stefanie I. (2008). The mechanism of priming: Episodic retrieval or priming of pop-out?. Acta Psychologica, 127 (2), 324-339. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2007.07.005

The stage of priming: Are intertrial repetition effects attentional or decisional?

Becker, Stefanie I. (2008). The stage of priming: Are intertrial repetition effects attentional or decisional?. Vision Research, 48 (5), 664-684. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2007.10.025

Effects of stimulus-onset asynchrony and display duration on implicit and explicit measures of attentional capture by a surprising singleton

Horstmann, Gernot and Becker, Stefanie I. (2008). Effects of stimulus-onset asynchrony and display duration on implicit and explicit measures of attentional capture by a surprising singleton. Visual Cognition, 16 (2-3), 290-306. doi: 10.1080/13506280701461725

Irrelevant singletons in pop-out search: Attentional capture or filtering costs?

Becker, Stefanie (2007). Irrelevant singletons in pop-out search: Attentional capture or filtering costs?. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 33 (4), 764-787. doi: 10.1037/0096-1523.33.4.764

Comparing sensitivity across different processing measures under metacontrast masking conditions

Ansorge, U., Breitmeyer, B. G. and Becker, S. I. (2007). Comparing sensitivity across different processing measures under metacontrast masking conditions. Vision Research, 47 (27), 3335-3349. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2007.09.009

Sensorimotor Supremacy: Investigating Conscious and Unconscious Vision by Masked Priming

Ansorge, Ulrich, Neumann, Odmar, Becker, Stefanie I., Kalberer, Holger and Cruse, Holk (2007). Sensorimotor Supremacy: Investigating Conscious and Unconscious Vision by Masked Priming. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 3 (1-2), 257-274. doi: 10.2478/v10053-008-0029-9

At what stage of the visual processing hierarchy is visual search relational and context-dependent vs. feature-specific?

Becker, Stefanie I., Martin, Aimee and Finlayson, Nonie J. (2019). At what stage of the visual processing hierarchy is visual search relational and context-dependent vs. feature-specific?. VSS 2019, St. Pete Beach, Florida, 17-22 May 2019. Rockville, MD, United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology . doi: 10.1167/19.10.132b

Contrasting relational and optimal tuning accounts in attentional and perceptual selection

Hamblin-Frohman, Zachary and Becker, Stefanie (2019). Contrasting relational and optimal tuning accounts in attentional and perceptual selection. Vision Sciences Society Nineteenth Annual Meeting, St Pete Beach, FL, United States, 17-22 May 2019. Rockville, MD, United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/19.10.268a

Feature relations among colours modulate visual short-term memory

Martin, Aimee and Becker, Stefanie I. (2019). Feature relations among colours modulate visual short-term memory. *, *, *. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications .

Attentional capture by contextual cues can cause inverse cueing effects (same location costs)

Schönhammer, Josef, Becker, Stefanie and Kerzel, Dirk (2018). Attentional capture by contextual cues can cause inverse cueing effects (same location costs). Vision Sciences Society Eighteenth Annual Meeting, St Pete Beach, FL, United States, 18-23 May 2018. Rockville, MD, United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/18.10.459

Saliency capture, contingent capture and onset capture in visual search and spatial cueing

Becker, Stefanie and Judd, Courtney (2018). Saliency capture, contingent capture and onset capture in visual search and spatial cueing. Vision Sciences Society Eighteenth Annual Meeting, St Pete's Beach, FL, United States, 18-23 May 2018. Rockville, MD, United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/18.10.466

Stimuli are encoded relationally, not independently in visual short-term memory

Martin, Aimee and Becker, Stefanie (2018). Stimuli are encoded relationally, not independently in visual short-term memory. VSS 2018, St. Pete Beach, Florida, 18-23 May 2018. Rockville, MD, United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/18.10.881

Is efficiency of difficult visual search determined by dwelling, skipping, and revisiting, rather than by guidance by the target?

Horstmann, Gernot, Becker, Stefanie and Ernst, Daniel (2017). Is efficiency of difficult visual search determined by dwelling, skipping, and revisiting, rather than by guidance by the target?. Vision Sciences Society Seventeenth Annual Meeting, St Pete's Beach, FL, United States, 19-24 May 2017. Rockville, MD, United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/17.10.1122

Tuning attention to relative features results in feature-based enhancement and suppression

Schoenhammer, Josef, Becker, Stefanie and Kerzel, Dirk (2017). Tuning attention to relative features results in feature-based enhancement and suppression. Vision Sciences Society Seventeenth Annual Meeting, St Pete Beach, FL, United States, 19-24 May 2017. Rockville, MD, United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/17.10.51

Which features guide visual attention, and how do they do it?

Becker, Stefanie (2017). Which features guide visual attention, and how do they do it?. Vision Sciences Society Seventeenth Annual Meeting, St Pete's Beach, FL, United States, 19-24 May 2017. Rockville, MD, United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/17.10.6

Conjunction search is guided by the relative, context-dependent features of the target

Becker, Stefanie and Martin, Aime (2016). Conjunction search is guided by the relative, context-dependent features of the target. VSS 2016, St. Pete Beach, Florida, 13-18 May 2016. Rockville, MD, United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/16.12.190

Object localisation using visual to tactile and visual to auditory sensory substitution

Venini, Dustin, Ditges, Ernst, Sibbald, Nicholas, Jach, Hayley and Becker, Stefanie (2016). Object localisation using visual to tactile and visual to auditory sensory substitution. Vision Sciences Society Sixteenth Annual Meeting, St Pete Beach, FL, United States, 13-18 May 2016. Rockville, MD, United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/16.12.1198

Relational or optimal tuning of visual attention

Schenhammer, Josef, Kerzel, Dirk and Becker, Stefanie (2016). Relational or optimal tuning of visual attention. Vision Sciences Society Sixteenth Annual Meeting, St Pete's Beach, FL, United States, 13-18 May 2016. Rockville, MD, United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/16.12.683

Goal-directed orienting and target-set maintenance in the fronto-parietal attention network

Vromen, Joyce, Becker, Stefanie, Remington, Roger and Mattingley, Jason (2015). Goal-directed orienting and target-set maintenance in the fronto-parietal attention network. 38th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) 2015, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 24-27 August, 2015. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.

The influence of context on visual selectivity as indexed by the N2pc

Schoenhammer, Josef G., Grubert, Anna, Kerzel, Dirk and Becker, Stefanie I. (2015). The influence of context on visual selectivity as indexed by the N2pc. *, *, *. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications .