The attentional blink is immune to masking-induced data limits

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A: Human Experimental Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 169-196

  McLaughlin, Elizabeth N ^a   Shore, David I ^a   Klein, Raymond M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLINKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BLINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0035258711     PISSN: 02724987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724980042000075     Document Type: Article

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