Bidirectional Priming Processes in the Simon Task

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1770-1783

  Metzker, Manja ^a   Dreisbach, Gesine ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

categorization rule; dual route models; priming; Simon effect; stimulus response mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73649120604     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015787     Document Type: Article

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