Trade-offs in detecting letters and comprehending text

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 159-167

  Oliver, William L ^a   Healy, Alice F ^a   Mross, Ernest F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; STATISTICS; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CORRESPONDENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; READING; STATISTICS;

EID: 33644812387     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087471     Document Type: Article

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