Symbolic Control of Visual Attention: The Role of Working Memory and Attentional Control Settings

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 835-845

  Pratt, Jay ^a   Hommel, Bernhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; REFERENCE VALUE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COLOR; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FIELD DEPENDENCE-INDEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFERENCE VALUES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0242594049     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.29.5.835     Document Type: Article

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