Contextual control of attentional allocation in human discrimination learning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-66

  Uengoer, Metin ^a   Lachnit, Harald ^a   Lotz, Anja ^a   Koenig, Stephan ^a   Pearce, John M ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Context; Discrimination learning; Humans

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CONDITIONING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879297541     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030599     Document Type: Article

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