Perceptual organization without perception: The subliminal learning of global contour

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1751-1758

  Rosenthal, Orna ^a   Humphreys, Glyn W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attention; cognitive development; learning; visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION;

ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650355360     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610389188     Document Type: Article

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