Response strategies and the Simon effect

Psychological Research

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-136

  Rubichi, Sandro ^b,c   Nicoletti, Roberto ^a,b   Umiltà, Carlo ^a   Zorzi, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

HUMANS; MOVEMENT; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0033657583     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008171     Document Type: Article

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