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Contextual and Temporal Constraints for Attentional Capture: Commentary on Theeuwes’ 2023 Review “The Attentional Capture Debate: When Can We Avoid Salient Distractors and when Not?” Cover

Contextual and Temporal Constraints for Attentional Capture: Commentary on Theeuwes’ 2023 Review “The Attentional Capture Debate: When Can We Avoid Salient Distractors and when Not?”

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|Jul 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joc.274 | Journal eISSN: 2514-4820
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 10, 2023
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Accepted on: Apr 6, 2023
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Published on: Jul 6, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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