Simon effect with and without awareness of the accessory stimulus

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 268-286

  Treccani, Barbara ^a   Umiltà, Carlo ^a   Tagliabue, Mariaelena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accessory stimulus; Reaction time; Simon effect; Subliminal perception; Visual perception; Visual spatial attention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECEPTIVE FIELD; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; FEMALE; FIELD DEPENDENCE-INDEPENDENCE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33747154663     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.32.2.268     Document Type: Article

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