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Extending the Simultaneous-Sequential Paradigm to Measure Perceptual Capacity for Features and Words.

In perception, divided attention refers to conditions in which multiple stimuli are relevant to an observer. To measure the effect of divided attention in terms of perceptual capacity, we introduce an extension of the simultaneous-sequential paradigm. The extension makes predictions for fixed-capaci...

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Published in:Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception & Performance Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 813 - 834
Main Authors: Scharff, Alec, Palmer, John, Moore, Cathleen M.
Format: Article
Published: American Psychological Association June 2011
Subjects:
Attention
Word recognition
Categorization (Psychology)
Discrimination learning
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