A criterion setting theory of discrimination learning that accounts for anisotropies and context effects

Seeing and Perceiving

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 401-434

  Lages, Martin ^a   Treisman, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Context; Criterion setting theory; Depth perception; Discrimination learning; Memory trace; Oblique effect; Orientation anisotropy

Indexed keywords

CONTEXT; CRITERION SETTING THEORY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MEMORY TRACE; OBLIQUE EFFECT;

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; DECISION MAKING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; SIGNAL DETECTION;

DECISION THEORY;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957978323     PISSN: 18784755     EISSN: 18784763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187847510X541117     Document Type: Article

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