Nonspatial attributes of stimuli can influence spatial limitations of attentional control

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 363-371

  Moore, Cathleen M ^a   Lanagan Leitzel, Lyndsey K ^a   Chen, Peggy ^a   Halterman, Rose ^a   Fine, Elisabeth M ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 34547462162     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193757     Document Type: Article

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