The role of stimulus comparison in human perceptual learning: Effects of distractor placement

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-307

  Dwyer, Dominic M ^a   Mundy, Matthew E ^a   Honey, Robert C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparison; Distractor; Face; Habituation; Representation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960587158     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023078     Document Type: Article

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