Temporal preparation improves temporal resolution: Evidence from constant foreperiods

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1504-1514

  Bausenhart, Karin M ^a   Rolke, Bettina ^a   Ulrich, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REACTION TIME; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 58149393204     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PP.70.8.1504     Document Type: Article

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