Facilitation effects of an auditory accessory stimulus on visual reaction time

Japanese Journal of Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 140-145

  Nakano, Yoshiki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intersensory facilitation; Reaction time; Stimulus intensity; Stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031155283     PISSN: 00215236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.68.140     Document Type: Article

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