Dynamic adjustment of temporal preparation: Shifting warning signal modality attenuates the sequential foreperiod effect

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-47

  Steinborn, Michael B ^a   Rolke, Bettina ^a   Bratzke, Daniel ^a   Ulrich, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Reaction time; Temporal preparation; Trace conditioning; Variable foreperiod effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONDITIONING; DECISION MAKING; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 68349133606     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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