Reflexive and Voluntary Orienting of Visual Attention: Time Course of Activation and Resistance to Interruption

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 315-330

  Müller, Hermann J ^a   Rabbitt, Patrick M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; CUES; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024670972     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.15.2.315     Document Type: Article

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