Visual noise disrupts conceptual integration in reading

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-88

  Gao, Xuefei ^a   Stine Morrow, Elizabeth A L ^a   Noh, Soo Rim ^b   Eskew Jr , Rhea T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Reading; Resource allocation; Visual noise

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; REACTION TIME; READING; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951858314     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-010-0014-4     Document Type: Article

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