Age differences in switching the relevant stimulus dimensions in a speeded same-different judgment paradigm

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-149

  Hsieh, Shulan ^a   Wu, Mengyao ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conceptual dimension; Mixture model; Perceptual dimension; Preparatory interval; Same different judgment; Switch cost

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; REACTION TIME; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957173692     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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