Expectancy in humans in multisecond peak-interval timing with gaps

Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 789-802

  Fortin, Claudette ^a   Fairhurst, Steve ^b,c   Malapani, Chara ^b,c   Morin, Caroline ^d   Towey, James ^b,c   Meck, Warren H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOACOUSTICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650103981     PISSN: 19433921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/APP.71.4.789     Document Type: Article

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