Stimulus onsets and distraction in younger and older adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1111-1119

  Porter, Gillian ^a   Wright, Abigail ^a   Tales, Andrea ^a   Gilchrist, Iain D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abrupt visual onsets; Aging; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AGING; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84874465890     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028486     Document Type: Article

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