The Role of Visual Working Memory in Attentive Tracking of Unique Objects

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1687-1697

  Makovski, Tal ^a   Jiang, Yuhong V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

attentive tracking; multiple object tracking; visual working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; HUMAN; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SMOOTH PURSUIT EYE MOVEMENT; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; CUES; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PURSUIT, SMOOTH; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73649127607     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016453     Document Type: Article

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