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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:45, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

My Critique of article Attention Blink

The article Attentional Blink is a brief article that attempts to explain the concept of what attentional blink is. However, the article itself is very short, and there is a lot left to be expounded upon, it almost reads as incomplete with how little is presented. While neutral in tone and presentation, some links to specified facts-- particularly "lag 1 sparing" are not included. While reading the article, the author uses vague references to measurements and definitions that should otherwise be precise and specific (i.e. "that targets presented very close together in time"). The facts presented read more as opinion than scholarly, simply from the lack cited data.

To expand on the information that the author presented, I found this abstract pertaining to the effects that Lag 1 and extended Lag on attentional blink.^[1] Mawalters (talk) 18:51, 2 September 2016 (UTC)Mary Walters[reply]

^ Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Vol 41(2), Apr, 2015. pp. 462-478.

[1] Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Vol 41(2), Apr, 2015. pp. 462-478.

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