Superior discrimination between similar stimuli after simultaneous exposure

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-25

  Mundy, Matthew E ^a,b   Honey, Robert C ^a   Dwyer, Dominic M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chequerboards; Faces; Human; Perceptual learning; Stimulus discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION, STIMULUS; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149343941     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210802240614     Document Type: Article

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