Spatial probability as an attentional cue in visual search

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1252-1268

  Geng, Joy J ^a,b,c   Behrmann, Marlene ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 32644452773     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193557     Document Type: Article

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