Hyperspecificity in visual implicit learning: Learning of spatial layout is contingent on item identity

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1439-1448

  Jiang, Yuhong ^a,b   Song, Joo Hyun ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Implicit learning; Spatial context learning; Visual attention; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 32644471161     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.31.6.1439     Document Type: Article

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