Conflict-frequency affects flanker interference role of stimulus-ensemble-specific practice and flanker-response contingencies

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 206-217

  Wendt, Mike ^a   Luna Rodriguez, Aquiles ^a  

^a HELMUT SCHMIDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attcntional adjustment; Cognitive conflict; Flanker task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REVERSAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64249162492     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169.56.3.206     Document Type: Article

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