On estimating the difference limen in duration discrimination tasks: A comparison of the 2 AFC and the reminder task

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 291-305

  Lapid, Einat ^a   Ulrich, Rolf ^a   Rammsayer, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RECALL; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TIME PERCEPTION; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 42949147111     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PP.70.2.291     Document Type: Article

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