The effects of individual differences and task difficulty on inattentional blindness

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 398-403

  Simons, Daniel J ^a   Jensen, Melinda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; REACTION TIME;

APTITUDE; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REACTION TIME;

EID: 66849138331     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.16.2.398     Document Type: Article

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