Perceptual learning with complex visual stimuli is based on location, rather than content, of discriminating features

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 152-165

  Jones, Scott P ^a   Dwyer, Dominic M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Humans; Intermixed; Location; Perceptual learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881259737     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031509     Document Type: Article

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