Metacognitive errors in change detection: Missing the gap between lab and life

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-57

  Smilek, Daniel ^a   Eastwood, John D ^b   Reynolds, Michael G ^c   Kingstone, Alan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 33845344329     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2006.04.001     Document Type: Note

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