The uncertain response in humans and animals

Cognition

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-97

  Smith, J D ^a   Shields, Wendy E ^a   Schull, Jonathan ^b   Washburn, David A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MACACA; NASA DISCIPLINE SPACE HUMAN FACTORS; NON-NASA CENTER; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISION;

NASA DISCIPLINE SPACE HUMAN FACTORS; NON-NASA CENTER;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030638465     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-0277(96)00726-3     Document Type: Article

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