Prepulse effects on magnitude estimation of startle-eliciting stimuli and startle responses

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-80

  Blumenthal, Terry D ^a   Schicatano, Edward J ^a   Chapman, Jeremy G ^a   Norris, Christopher M ^a   Ergenzinger Jr , Edward R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BLINKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; STARTLE REFLEX;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BLINKING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 0029717854     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03205477     Document Type: Article

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