The informational constraints of behavioral distraction by unexpected sounds: The role of event information

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1461-1468

  Ljungberg, Jessica K ^a,b   Parmentier, Fabrice B R ^c,d   Leiva, Alicia ^c   Vega, Nuria ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention capture; Auditory; Behavioral distraction; Cross modal; Oddball; Unexpected sounds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SOUND;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SOUND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872686008     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028149     Document Type: Article

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