Are spatial responses to visuospatial stimuli and spoken responses to auditory letters ideomotor-compatible tasks? Examination of set-size effects on dual-task interference

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 352-364

  Shin, Yun Kyoung ^a   Proctor, Robert W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Divided Attention; Dual Task Performance; Reaction Time; Response Selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL REFRACTORY PERIOD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTENTION; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFRACTORY PERIOD, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 54049154589     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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