The Slip Induction Task: Creating a window into cognitive control failures

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 558-574

  Clark, Amanda J ^a,b   Parakh, Rupa ^a   Smilek, Daniel ^a   Roy, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action slip; Attention; Attention failure; Cognitive control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MOVEMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861396554     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: 15543528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13428-011-0154-0     Document Type: Article

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