Fusion Prevents the Redundant Signals Effect: Evidence From Stereoscopically Presented Stimuli

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1361-1368

  Schröter, Hannes ^a   Fiedler, Anja ^a   Miller, Jeff ^b   Ulrich, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Attention; Fusion; Reaction time; Redundant signals effect; Stereoscopic presentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BINOCULAR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOCULAR VISION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISION, BINOCULAR; VISION, MONOCULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053942940     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024280     Document Type: Article

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