Spatial coding of word-initial letters: Evidence from a Simon-like task

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 168-173

  Treccani, Barbara ^a,b   Cubelli, Roberto ^c   Sala, Sergio Della ^b   Umiltà, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS;

EID: 50949118513     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.15.1.168     Document Type: Article

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