Gaze and arrow distractors influence saccade trajectories similarly

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2120-2140

  Hermens, Frouke ^a   Walker, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eye movements; Saccade trajectories; Social attention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; EYE FIXATION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CUES; FACE; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149234288     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470211003718721     Document Type: Article

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