Relative salience affects the process of detecting changes in orientation and luminance

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 377-389

  Yang, Cheng Ta ^a   Hsu, Yung Fong ^b   Huang, Hsin Yi ^b   Yeh, Yei Yu ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Change detection; Comparison process; Decision process; Systems factorial technology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 80755189962     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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