Incidental Learning of S-R Contingencies in the Masked Prime Task

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1177-1188

  Schlaghecken, Friederike ^a   Blagrove, Elisabeth ^a   Maylor, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

configural learning; incidental learning; low level motor control; masked priming; negative compatibility effect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING;

EID: 36048996559     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.33.5.1177     Document Type: Article

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