Effects of stimulus order on duration discrimination sensitivity are under attentional control

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 292-307

  Dyjas, Oliver ^a   Bausenhart, Karin M ^a   Ulrich, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Internal reference; Stimulus order; Temporal attention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893039638     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033611     Document Type: Article

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