Inference-driven attention in symbolic and perceptual tasks: Biases toward expected and unexpected inputs

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 597-624

  Cherubini, Paolo ^a   Burigo, Michele ^b   Bricolo, Emanuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SYMBOLISM; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SYMBOLISM; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33645052216     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724980443000863     Document Type: Article

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