Referential coding contributes to the horizontal SMARC effect

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 726-734

  Cho, Yang Seok ^a   Bae, Gi Yeul ^b   Proctor, Robert W ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory compatibility; Polarity coding; Simon effect; SMARC effect; SPARC effect; Spatial musical association of response code; Spatial pitch association of response code; Stimulus location; Stimulus response compatibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COLOR VISION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MUSIC; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; PITCH PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84867360741     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026157     Document Type: Article

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