Goodness takes effort: Perceptual organization in dual-task settings

Psychological Research

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-169

  Lachmann, Thomas ^a,b   Van Leeuwen, Cees ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

^b RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; AFFECT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33846960785     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-005-0001-y     Document Type: Article

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