Effects of stimulus integrality on visual attention in older and younger adults: A quantitative model-based analysis

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 472-485

  Todd Maddox, W ^a   Vincent Filoteo, J ^b   Huntington, Jason R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0344813776     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.13.3.472     Document Type: Article

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