Attentional capture under high perceptual load

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 815-820

  Cosman, Joshua D ^a   Vecera, Shaun P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ATTENTION; CUES; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78651253554     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.17.6.815     Document Type: Article

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