On the Nonautomaticity of Visual Word Processing: Electrophysiological Evidence That Word Processing Requires Central Attention

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 751-773

  Lien, Mei Ching ^a   Ruthruff, Eric ^b   Cornett, Logan ^a   Goodin, Zachary ^a   Allen, Philip A ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

central attention; dual task performance; N400 effect; P3; visual word processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTOMATISM; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTOMATISM; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; VOCABULARY;

EID: 44449145590     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.34.3.751     Document Type: Article

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