The Simon effect for vertical S-R relations: Changing the mechanism by randomly varying the S-R mapping rule?

Psychological Research

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-233

  Wiegand, Katrin ^a   Wascher, Edmund ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33846968495     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-005-0023-5     Document Type: Article

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