A test of the deadline model for speed-accuracy tradeoffs

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-64

  Ruthruff, Eric ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0029693735     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/bf03205475     Document Type: Article

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