Search for multiple targets of different colours: Misguided eye movements reveal a reduction of colour selectivity

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 971-982

  Stroud, Michael J ^a   Menneer, Tamaryn ^b   Cave, Kyle R ^c   Donnelly, Nick ^b   Rayner, Keith ^d  

^a MERRIMACK COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 82255193901     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1790     Document Type: Article

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