Identifying the processes underpinning anticipation and decision-making in a dynamic time-constrained task

Cognitive Processing

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-310

  Roca, André ^a   Ford, Paul R ^a   McRobert, Allistair P ^a   Williams, A Mark ^a,b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Expert performance; Representative task simulation; Verbal reports; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EYE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SOCCER; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755125261     PISSN: 16124782     EISSN: 16124790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10339-011-0392-1     Document Type: Article

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