Time pressure affects the efficiency of perceptual processing in decisions under conflict

Psychological Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 83-94

  Dambacher, Michael ^a   Hübner, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893192697     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-014-0542-z     Document Type: Article

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