any of the incorrect choices in a multiple choice question
One subject chose a distractor that differed from the target in value and chroma.
2. another spelling of distracter
Examples of 'distractor' in a sentence
distractor
Under anatomical instructions, performance was more accurate for anatomically congruent than incongruent target-distractor pairs.
Jonathan T. W. Schubert, Stephanie Badde, Brigitte Röder, Tobias Heed 2017, 'Task demands affect spatial reference frame weighting during tactile localizationin sighted and congenitally blind adults', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0189067. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In a third experiment, we correlated the sound with a distractor instead of the target.
Marina Zannoli, John Cass, Pascal Mamassian, David Alais 2012, 'Synchronized Audio-Visual Transients Drive Efficient Visual Search for Motion-in-Depth',PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0037190. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
During test only the non-actor remained, grasping either the target or distractor.
Him Cheung, Wen Xiao, Ching Man Lai 2012, 'Twelve-month-olds' understanding of intention transfer through communication.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3454325?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The target list and the distractor words were the same in all series.
F.F. Barbosa, F.S. Albuquerque 2008, 'Effect of the time-of-day of training on explicit memory', Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Researchhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000600007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Curvature of the second saccade was used to track target-distractor competition.
Jonathan van Leeuwen, Artem V. Belopolsky 2018, 'Distractor displacements during saccades are reflected in the time-course of saccadecurvature', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-018-20578-9. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We manipulated distractor placement to determine whether location differentially influenced distractibility.
Nicole A. Thomas, Michael E. R. Nicholls 2018, 'Asymmetries in Distractibility: Left Distractors Improve Reaction Time Performance',Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-018-23498-w. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Display set size did not affect the degree of distractor processing in all situations.
Zhe eChen, Kyle R Cave 2013, 'Perceptual load vs. dilution: the roles of attentional focus, stimulus category, andtarget predictability', Frontiers in Psychologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00327/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The mean distractor efficiency ranged from 66.50–90.00%.
Deena Kheyami, Ahmed Jaradat, Tareq Al-Shibani, Fuad A. Ali 2018, 'Item Analysis of Multiple Choice Questions at the Department of Paediatrics, ArabianGulf University, Manama, Bahrain', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journalhttps://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/2525. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two groups of observers were assigned different target and distractor races.
I.M Thornton, D Srismith, M Oxner, W.G Hayward 2014, 'Establishing a Majority: Observer Race Influences Estimates of Crowd Ethnicity', i-Perceptionhttp://ipe.sagepub.com/content/5/5/490.full.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)