Grouping effects on spatial attention in visual search

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 326-352

  Kim, Min Shik ^a   Cave, Kyle R ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033209010     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: 19400888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221309909595370     Document Type: Article

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