Distinguishing Response Conflict and Task Conflict in the Stroop Task: Evidence From Ex-Gaussian Distribution Analysis

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1398-1412

  Steinhauser, Marco ^a   Hübner, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

cognitive conflict; response time distribution; Stroop task; task switching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; STROOP TEST;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; STROOP TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350503747     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016467     Document Type: Article

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