Improving behavioral performance under full attention by adjusting response criteria to changes in stimulus predictability

Journal of Vision

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1-13

  Katzner, Steffen ^a,b   Treue, Stefan ^b,c,d   Busse, Laura ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^c Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hazard rate; Reaction time; Signal detection theory; Stimulus predictability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870230758     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/12.10.1     Document Type: Article

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