The Simon effect as tool and heuristic

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-202

  Hommel, Bernhard ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention and action; Perception and action; Simon effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HEARING; HUMAN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 78249266424     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2010.04.011     Document Type: Article

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