Attention and Relative Novelty in Human Perceptual Learning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 436-445

  Wang, Tony ^a   Mitchell, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention; Discrimination; Eye gaze; Perceptual learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054985593     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023104     Document Type: Article

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