Correction: Attentional capture effects are modulated by the number of concurrently maintained search goals
DOI: 10.3389/fcogn.2026.1878705
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This document is a formal correction notice published in *Frontiers in Cognition* by Katherine Sledge Moore and Ariel M. Kershner. It addresses errors in their original 2026 article, titled "Attentional capture effects are modulated by the number of concurrently maintained search goals." The correction specifically targets statistical inaccuracies found in Section 3.3, which details reaction time analyses. The primary issue identified was the misreporting of p-values for two post-hoc statistical tests. In the original publication, the p-value of 0.27 was incorrectly listed twice for two distinct comparisons. The authors clarify that the true values for these statistics were p = 0.019 and p = 0.014, respectively. This error affected the interpretation of the significance levels for specific pairwise comparisons within the study’s experimental design. The corrected text provides the accurate statistical results for a 3 × 3 ANOVA conducted on lag 2 data, using trial type (TA, SC, and DC) and set size (2, 4, 16) as factors. The analysis revealed a significant main effect of trial type, with the fastest responses observed for SC trials (M = 368 ms), followed by TA trials (M = 386 ms), and then DC trials (M = 414 ms). Post-hoc tests confirmed that the differences between each condition were significant. Specifically, the corrected values show that the difference between SC and TA trials was significant (t(29) = 2.48, p = 0.019, d = 0.132), and the difference between TA and DC trials was also significant (t(29) = 2.63, p = 0.014, d = 0.210). The comparison between SC and DA trials remained highly significant (t(29) = 4.35, p < 0.001, d = 0.342). These findings support the conclusion that faster responses to SC trials indicate evidence of attentional set enhancement. Additionally, the correction reaffirms the main effect of set size, showing faster reaction times for set size 16 (M = 342 ms) compared to set size 4 (M = 373 ms) and set size 2 (M = 453 ms). Post-hoc tests confirmed a significant difference between set sizes 2 and 4 (t(29) = 3.72, p = 0.002, d = 0.59), while the difference between set sizes 4 and 16 was not significant (t(29) = 1.59, p = 0.121, d = 0.232). The original article has been updated to reflect these accurate statistical values, ensuring the integrity of the reported evidence regarding attentional capture and search goals.
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