The effect of appropriate and inappropriate stimulus color on odor discrimination

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 640-646

  Stevenson, Richard J ^a   Oaten, Megan ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; REACTION TIME; STIMULATION;

ADULT; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 48049087654     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PP.70.4.640     Document Type: Article

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