Conflict and error adaptation in the Simon task

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-216

  Notebaert, Wim ^a   Verguts, Tom ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Simon effect

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONFLICT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951850344     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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