Perceptual load modulates attentional capture by abrupt onsets

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 404-410

  Cosman, Joshua D ^a   Vecera, Shaun P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ATTENTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 66849138251     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.16.2.404     Document Type: Article

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