Effects of Stimulus-Response Probability on Choice Reaction Time: Evidence from the Lateralized Readiness Potential

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1521-1534

  Miller, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0032332480     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.24.5.1521     Document Type: Article

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