Eye fixation behaviour in the number bisection task: Evidence for temporal specificity

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 209-220

  Moeller, K ^a,b   Fischer, M H ^b   Nuerk, H C ^a   Willmes, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eye tracking; Multiplication facts; Number bisection task; Number processing; Parity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649359161     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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