Learned predictiveness influences rapid attentional capture: Evidence from the dot probe task

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1888-1900

  Le Pelley, Mike E ^a,b   Vadillo, Miguel ^c   Luque, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Attention; Categorization; Dot probe task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; TIME; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CUES; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887534850     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033700     Document Type: Article

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