Switching between goals mediates the attentional blink effect

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-98

  Ferlazzo, Fabio ^a   Lucido, Sabrina ^a   Di Nocera, Francesco ^a   Fagioli, Sabrina ^a   Sdoia, Stefano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attention; Attentional blink; Goal completion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLINKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BLINKING; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34247149402     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169.54.2.89     Document Type: Article

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