The influence of working memory load on the simon effect

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 687-692

  Zhao, Xiao ^a   Chen, Antao ^a   West, Robert ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADULT; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149462023     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.17.5.687     Document Type: Article

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