Dynamic visual noise affects visual short-term memory for surface color, but not spatial location

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-26

  Dent, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dual task methodology; Dynamic visual noise; Short term memory; Visuo spatial working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STUDENT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPACE PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649100455     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000003     Document Type: Article

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