Predictability influences stopping and response control

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 149-162

  Morein Zamir, Sharon ^a,b   Chua, Romeo ^a   Franks, Ian ^a   Nagelkerke, Paul ^a   Kingstone, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expectancy; Predictability; Response control; Response modification; Stopping

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COLOR VISION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ACCELERATION; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SET (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33847200140     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.33.1.149     Document Type: Article

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