The role of response bias in perceptual learning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1456-1470

  Jones, Pete R ^a,b   Moore, David R ^a,c   Shub, Daniel E ^d   Amitay, Sygal ^a  

^a MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bias; Perceptual learning; Signal detection theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL BIAS; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941178438     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xlm0000111     Document Type: Article

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