Fire drill: Inattentional blindness and amnesia for the location of fire extinguishers

被引:0
作者
Alan D. Castel
Michael Vendetti
Keith J. Holyoak
机构
[1] University of California,Department of Psychology
[2] Los Angeles,undefined
来源
Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics | 2012年 / 74卷
关键词
Memory; Attention; Inattentional blindness; Amnesia; Fire safety;
D O I
暂无
中图分类号
学科分类号
摘要
Fire extinguishers can save lives and are placed in locations that make them easily accessible and in plain view in case of an emergency. However, despite having viewed these bright red objects many times, people may be unaware of their precise locations or even of the fact that they have seen them so often in their workplace environment. We tested the ability of occupants of an office building to recall the location of the nearest fire extinguisher, as well as other objects (e.g., clock, drinking fountain). Despite years of exposure to it, a majority failed to remember the location of the nearest fire extinguisher, although they were able to locate it relatively quickly when asked to search for it. The results support an important distinction between seeing and noticing objects and reveal a novel form of inattentional amnesia for salient objects. The study also created an important learning event via failed retrieval, which could be essential to survival.
引用
收藏
页码:1391 / 1396
页数:5
相关论文
共 48 条
[1]  
Berkerian DA(1980)Saturation advertising and the repetition effect Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Memory 19 17-25
[2]  
Baddeley AD(2009)Action goals influence action-specific perception Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 16 1100-1105
[3]  
Cañal-Bruland R(1972)Levels of processing: A framework for memory research Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Memory 11 671-684
[4]  
van der Kamp J(1975)Depth of processing and the retention of words in episodic memory Journal of Experimental Psychology. General 104 268-294
[5]  
Craik FIM(1989)Wide-angle memories of close-up scenes Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition 15 179-187
[6]  
Lockhart RS(2008)The critical importance of retrieval for learning Science 319 966-968
[7]  
Craik FIM(2003)Attention, researchers! It is time to take a look at the real world Current Directions in Psychological Science 12 176-180
[8]  
Tulving E(2009)Unsuccessful retrieval attempts enhance subsequent learning Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition 35 989-998
[9]  
Intraub H(1992)When a lie becomes memory’s truth: Memory distortion after exposure to misinformation Current Directions in Psychological Science 1 121-123
[10]  
Richardson M(2010)Memory for age-face associations: The role of generation and schematic support Psychology and Aging 25 822-832