Evaluating comparative and equality judgments in contrast perception: Attention alters appearance

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1-22

  Anton Erxleben, Katharina ^a   Abrams, Jared ^a   Carrasco, Marisa ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance; Attention; Contrast perception; Psychophysical methods; Spatial vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

EID: 78449248565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.11.6     Document Type: Article

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