Memory for where, but not what, is used during visual search

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 235-250

  Beck, Melissa R ^a   Peterson, Matthew S ^a   Vomela, Miroslava ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Eye movements; Memory; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; RECOGNITION; REFERENCE VALUE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REFERENCE VALUES; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33747157881     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.32.2.235     Document Type: Article

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