The Role of Cue-Target Translation in Backward Inhibition of Attentional Set

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 466-476

  Houghton, George ^a   Pritchard, Rhys ^a   Grange, James A ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

backward inhibition; cue processing; selective attention; task switching; working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CONFLICT; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; REACTION TIME; RECALL;

ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 65349177273     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014648     Document Type: Article

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