Sex Differences in Cue Perception in a Visual Scene: Investigation of Cue Type

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 291-300

  Barkley, Cynthia L ^a   Gabriel, Kara I ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

distal cue; gradient; object memory; proximal cue; sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; ADOLESCENT; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34249726140     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.121.2.291     Document Type: Article

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