Optimal feature integration in visual search

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Vincent, Benjamin T ^a   Baddeley, Roland J ^b   Troscianko, Tom ^b   Gilchrist, Iain D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 AFC; Attention; Bayes; Detection; External noise; Internal noise; Monte Carlo; Optimal observer; Signal detection theory; Target visibility; Visual search; Yes no

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BAYES THEOREM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE FIXATION; HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ATTENTION; BAYES THEOREM; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 65849359929     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.5.15     Document Type: Article

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