Distraction by irrelevant sound during foreperiods selectively impairs temporal preparation

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 405-418

  Steinborn, Michael B ^a   Langner, Robert ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention; Multimodal stimulation; Sequential foreperiod effect; Temporal preparation; Variable foreperiod effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79952628188     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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