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Distractor Homogeneity

Distractor Homogeneity is a construct in educational assessment that refers to the degree to which incorrect answer options within a multiple-choice item are functionally and qualitatively similar in terms of plausibility, semantic content, and cognitive demand, thereby minimizing variability unrelated to the targeted latent trait.

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Context homogeneity facilitates both distractor inhibition and target enhancement

Tobias Feldmann‐Wüstefeld, Anna Schubö · Journal of Vision · 2013 · 65 citations · Full text

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Adult age differences in the use of distractor homogeneity during visual search.

David J. Madden, Thomas W. Pierce, Philip A. Allen · Psychology and Aging · 1996 · 64 citations

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Distractor Heterogeneity versus Linear Separability in Colour Visual Search

Ben Bauer, William B. Cowan · Perception · 1996 · 57 citations

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A competitive interaction theory of attentional selection and decision making in brief, multielement displays.

Philip L. Smith, David K. Sewell · Psychological Review · 2013 · 57 citations

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The effect of background color on asymmetries in color search

Ruth Rosenholtz, Allen L. Nagy, Nicole R. Bell · Journal of Vision · 2004 · 54 citations · Full text

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  1. AL
    Allen L. Nagy

    Wright State University, United States

    3 publications · 112 citations

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  2. AS
    Anna Schubö

    Philipps University of Marburg, Germany

    3 publications · 128 citations

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  3. RM
    Robert M. McPeek

    Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, United States

    2 publications · 62 citations

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  4. DJ
    David J. Madden

    Duke Medical Center, United States

    2 publications · 113 citations

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  5. PA
    Philip A. Allen

    University of Akron, United States

    2 publications · 113 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Philipps University of Marburg

    Marburg, Germany

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    319 citations

  2. Wright State University

    Dayton, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    246 citations

  3. Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute

    San Francisco, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    146 citations

  4. California State University, Sacramento

    Sacramento, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    40 citations

  5. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

  6. University of Trento

    Trento, Italy

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    150 citations

  7. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    114 citations

  8. Duke Medical Center

    Durham, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    64 citations

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  1. Journal of Vision

    6 publications · 213 citations

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  2. Psychophysiology

    3 publications · 130 citations

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  4. Vision Research

    3 publications · 69 citations

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  5. Journal of Neurophysiology

    JN · 2 publications · 62 citations

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