Visual signal detection. IV. observer inconsistency

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 617-627

  Burgess, A E ^a   Colborne, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MODEL; NOISE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NOISE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0023987117     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.5.000617     Document Type: Article

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