The analysis of attention highlights strong empirical foundations, indicating paradigm shifts are unnecessary for visual search findings.
Paradigm shifts as advocated by Kuhn (1962), should be rarely occurring and based upon true crises. The study of attention, however, is not in crisis requiring a paradigm shift but instead has a firm empirical foundation that can accommodate the findings in visual search cited in the target article.
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