The effect of intentional expectancy on mental processing: A chronopsychophysiological investigation

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 265-282

  Jentzsch, Ines ^a   Sommer, Werner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Event related potentials; Expectancy; Lateralized readiness potential; Mental chronometry; P300

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; REACTION TIME;

EID: 10644240944     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-6918(02)00053-7     Document Type: Article

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