Object-based attention is mediated by collinearity of targets

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-153

  Crundall, David ^a   Cole, Geoff G ^b   Galpin, Adam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; COLOR VISION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33845387862     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210600654792     Document Type: Article

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