Attention to overlapping objects: Detection and discrimination of luminance changes

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 342-358

  Brawn, Peter T ^a,b   Snowden, Robert J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0034131902     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.26.1.342     Document Type: Article

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