The influence of literacy on visual search

Visual Cognition

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-101

  Olivers, C N L ^a   Huettig, F ^b   Singh, J P ^c   Mishra, R K ^c,d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Attention; Literacy; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCULOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895510454     PISSN: 13506285     EISSN: 14640716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13506285.2013.875498     Document Type: Article

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