Feature absence-presence and two theories of lapses of sustained attention

Psychological Research

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 384-392

  Helton, William S ^a   Russell, Paul N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80051700074     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-010-0316-1     Document Type: Article

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