In pursuit of the Simon effect: The effect of S-R compatibility investigated by event-related potentials

Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 336-346

  Wascher, Edmund ^a   Verleger, Rolf ^a   Wauschkuhn, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

ERP; LRP; N2; P300; S R compatibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0030462129     PISSN: 02698803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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