Age differences in feature search as a function of exposure duration

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 1-15

  Harpur, Lisa L ^a   Scialfa, Charles T ^a   Thomas, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA DISPLAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0028929862     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: 10964657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610739508254264     Document Type: Article

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