The Simon effect with conventional signals a time-course analysis

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 219-227

  Pellicano, Antonello ^a   Lugli, Luisa ^a   Baroni, Giulia ^a   Nicoletti, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coding duration of central spatial stimuli; Pointing arrows; Simon effect; Spatial words; Time course analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONFLICT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

ATTENTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

EID: 67649535195     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169.56.4.219     Document Type: Article

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