Cross-modal congruency benefits for combined tactile and visual signaling

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 413-424

  Merlo, James L ^a   Duley, Aaron R ^b   Hancock, Peter A ^c  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84855400946     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5406/amerjpsyc.124.4.0413     Document Type: Article

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