Visual search is postponed during the attentional blink until the system is suitably reconfigured

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 124-136

  Ghorashi, S M Shahab ^a   Smilek, Daniel ^b   Di Lollo, Vincent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attentional blink; Psychological refractory period; Search slope; System reconfiguration; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE TIME;

ATTENTION; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; REFRACTORY PERIOD, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33847212520     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.33.1.124     Document Type: Article

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