The Attentional Dynamics of Masked Detection

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 119-136

  Smith, Philip L ^a   Wolfgang, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; HUMAN; LIGHT; PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ATTENTION; CUES; HUMANS; LIGHT; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 1142278417     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.30.1.119     Document Type: Article

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