Egly, Driver, & Rafal had participants look at displays that featured two rectangles (A and B) standing on end, equidistant from a central fixation point. On a given trial, a target stimulus was presented at the top or bottom of one of the rectang

Prior to the presentation of a target, one of the rectangles was highlighted, indicating that
the target position would be within this rectangle. On some trials (invalid trials), the target appeared in the non-
highlighted rectangle. On these key (invalid trials), Egly et al. found that the misleading cue _________,
supporting _________.
a) slowed reaction time; space-based views of attention
b) slowed reaction time; object-based views of attention
c) had no effect on reaction time; space-based views of attention
d) had no effect on reaction time; object-based views of attention

Answer: b

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