Context-gated statistical learning and its role in visual-saccadic decisions

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 150-169

  Ludwig, Casimir J H ^a   Farrell, Simon ^a   Ellis, Lucy A ^a   Hardwicke, Tom E ^a   Gilchrist, Iain D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive behavior; Computational models; Decision making; Inhibition of return; Saccadic eye movements; Statistical learning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; VISION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CUES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROBABILITY LEARNING; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84861747716     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024916     Document Type: Article

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