The Role of Working Memory in Spatial S-R Correspondence Effects

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 442-454

  Wühr, Peter ^a   Biebl, Rupert ^b  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Response conflict; Simon effect; Spatial stimulus response correspondence; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 79954558605     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020563     Document Type: Article

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