Representation of Orientation and Spatial Frequency in Perception and Memory: A Choice Reaction-Time Analysis

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 707-718

  Magnussen, Svein ^a   Idås, Espen ^a,b   Myhre, Steinar Holst ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Stokmarknes Hospital   (Norway)

^c Kirkenes Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032088998     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.24.3.707     Document Type: Article

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