The effect of interstimulus interval on sequential effects in absolute identification

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2014-2029

  Matthews, William J ^a   Stewart, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absolute identification; Assimilation; Contrast; Interstimulus interval; Sequential effects

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RANDOMIZATION; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMANS; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERIAL LEARNING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70449572355     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210802649285     Document Type: Article

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