Actions modulate attentional capture

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 968-976

  Welsh, Timothy N ^a   Pratt, Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action; Action centred attention; Attentional capture; Manual aiming

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ATTENTION; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 45849138921     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210801943960     Document Type: Article

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