Coaction and upward social comparison reduce the illusory conjunction effect: Support for distraction-conflict theory

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 659-665

  Muller, Dominique ^a   Atzeni, Thierry ^a   Butera, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Attentional focusing; Coaction; Distraction conflict theory; Illusory conjunction; Perception; Social comparison; Social facilitation and inhibition

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644228396     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2003.12.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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