Even in correctable search, some types of rare targets are frequently missed

Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 541-553

  Van Wert, Michael J ^a   Horowitz, Todd S ^a,b   Wolfe, Jeremy M ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT; X RAY;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBABILITY LEARNING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SECURITY MEASURES; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); X-RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549138118     PISSN: 19433921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/APP.71.3.541     Document Type: Article

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