Suppose that researchers show you one blue X surrounded by 25 red Xs. According to the discussion of visual search, you would locate that blue X

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The ability to locate the blue X among red Xs relies on feature search, which is efficient and typically unaffected by the number of distractors. This means that finding a blue X among red Xs should take about the same amount of time regardless of whether there are 3 or 25 red Xs, because the color difference is a salient feature that allows for quick detection.

Suppose That Researchers Show You One Blue X Surrounded by 25