Enclosure shape influences cue competition effects and goal location learning

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1552-1567

  Wilson, Paul N ^a   Alexander, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blocking; Cue competition; Geometry; Landmarks; Spatial learning; Virtual environment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CUES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954639390     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210903428761     Document Type: Article

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