Attentional control adjustments in Eriksen and stroop task performance can be independent of response conflict

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1056-1081

  Lamers, Martijn J M ^a   Roelofs, Ardi ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention; Conflict; Control adjustment; Expectation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CONFLICT; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS; STROOP TEST; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; REACTION TIME; STROOP TEST; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958140104     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2010.523792     Document Type: Article

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