Figure-ground segmentation can occocur without attention: Research article

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 660-668

  Kimchi, Ruth ^a   Peterson, Mary A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 47649121519     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02140.x     Document Type: Article

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