Anticipatory Control Through Associative Learning of Subliminal Relations: Invisible May Be Better Than Visible

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 325-334

  Farooqui, Ausaf A ^a   Manly, Tom ^a  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

associative processes; attention; cognitive processes; consciousness; open data; open materials; subliminal perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ASSOCIATION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924866804     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614564191     Document Type: Article

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