Gs Invaders: Assessing a computer game-like test of processing speed

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 876-883

  McPherson, Jason ^a   Burns, Nicholas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 37349045697     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03192982     Document Type: Article

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