The spontaneous prioritization of “unfinishedness” in perception: A visual Zeigarnik effect.
Abstract
shows how vision extracts an unexpectedly rich property that is usually associated with higher level thought, and how the unfinishedness of events is privileged in the mind at a deep level. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).
Fields of Study & Subjects
Mind wandering and attention
Cognitive Functions and Memory
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Experimental Psychology General
- Volume
- 155
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 649–655
- Publication date
- 5 January 2026
- Language
- EN