Searching for signs, symbols, and icons: Effects of time of day, visual vomplexity, and grouping

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 118-128

  McDougall, Siné ^a,b   Tyrer, Victoria ^a   Folkard, Simon ^a,c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Attention; Icons; Signs; Time of day; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SYMBOLISM; TIME; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SYMBOLISM; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33746465382     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.12.2.118     Document Type: Article

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