The Simon effect: Evidence of a response processing "functional locus"

Human Movement Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 543-564

  Buckolz, Eric ^a   O'Donnell, Cam ^a   McAuliffe, Jim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compatibility; Precue; Reaction time; Simon effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030209698     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-9457(96)00021-8     Document Type: Article

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