Time course of the Simon effect in pointing movements for horizontal, vertical, and acoustic stimuli: Evidence for a common mechanism

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 420-428

  Buetti, Simona ^a   Kerzel, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Distractor interference; Pointing movements; Simon effect; Stimulus response compatibility; Trajectory deviation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; CONFLICT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME;

ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 54049136779     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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