Effects of preexposure on stimulus discrimination: An investigation of the mechanisms responsible for human perceptual learning

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2083-2101

  Lavis, Yvonna ^a   Mitchell, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; TIME;

DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750910968     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210600705198     Document Type: Article

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