Response conflict determines sequential effects in serial response time tasks with short response-stimulus intervals

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 731-748

  Jentzsch, Ines ^a   Leuthold, Hartmut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compatibility; Conflict; Information reduction paradigm; Sequential effects; Short response stimulus interval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 24944521476     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.31.4.731     Document Type: Article

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