The mere exposure effect is modulated by selective attention but not visual awareness

Vision Research

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 56-61

  Huang, Yu Feng ^a   Hsieh, Po Jang ^a  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Attention; Binocular rivalry; Consciousness; Emotion; Mere exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BINOCULAR VISION; DECISION MAKING; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TRUST; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TRUST; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882995415     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: 18785646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2013.07.017     Document Type: Article

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