A timely reminder about stimulus display times and other presentation parameters on CRTs and newer technologies

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 264-273

  Bauer, Ben ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

display times; ISI; SOA; tachistoscope

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY TUBE; DEVICES; HUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION;

CATHODE RAY TUBE; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84940446655     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cep0000043     Document Type: Article

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