Perceptual asymmetries influence task choice: The effect of lateralised presentation of hierarchical stimuli

Laterality

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 501-513

  Arrington, Catherine M ^a   Rhodes, Kimberly M ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive control; Perceptual asymmetries; Voluntary task switching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISION; VISUAL FIELD;

DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; REACTION TIME; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77955863377     PISSN: 1357650X     EISSN: 14640678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576500902984695     Document Type: Article

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