Decay of stimulus spatial code in horizontal and vertical simon tasks

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 350-373

  Vallesi, Antonino ^a,b   Umiltà, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Response conflict; Simon effect; Spatial attention; Stimulus reponse correspondence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449448214     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221300903266580     Document Type: Article

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