Uncertainty and processing routes in the selection of a response: An S-R compatibility study

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 227-252

  Stoffels, Evert Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mixed blocked design; Processing routes; Reaction time; S R compatibility; Sequential effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030294066     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-6918(95)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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