Revisiting the metacontrast dissociation: Comparing sensitivity across different measures and tasks

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 286-309

  Ansorge, Ulrich ^a   Becker, Stefanie I ^b   Breitmeyer, Bruno ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Subliminal perception; Visual masking; Visual motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 63849083661     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210801908492     Document Type: Article

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