Finding the target in search tasks using detection, localization, and identification responses

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Dukewich, Kristie R ^a   Klein, Raymond M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Detection; Identification; Localization; Slope; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149088916     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012780     Document Type: Article

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