On the locus of speed-accuracy trade-off in reaction time: Inferences from the lateralized readiness potential

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 261-282

  Rinkenauer, Gerhard ^a   Osman, Allen ^b   Ulrich, Rolf ^a   Müler Gethmann, Hiltraut ^a   Mattes, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADULT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 2542630579     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.133.2.261     Document Type: Article

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