Attentional effects on preattentive vision: Spatial precues affect the detection of simple features

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 341-347

  Theeuwes, Jan ^b,c   Kramer, Arthur F ^a   Atchley, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; NON-PROGRAMMATIC; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISION;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CUES; HUMANS; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPACE PERCEPTION; VISION;

EID: 0033109949     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.25.2.341     Document Type: Article

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