The foreperiod effect revisited: Conditioning as a basis for nonspecific preparation

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 121-145

  Los, Sander A ^a   Knol, Dirk L ^a   Boers, Rogier M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conditioning; Foreperiod; Preparation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REACTION TIME;

CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0035222182     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-6918(00)00029-9     Document Type: Article

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