The dimensionality of the flanker compatibility effect: a psychophysiological analysis
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L R Fournier1, M K Scheffers, M G Coles
1Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman 99164, USA. fournier@wsunix.wsu.edu
Psychological Research
|January 1, 1997
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The psychophysiological approach was used to evaluate the effects of feature similarity and "intrinsic response mapping" on the flanker compatibility effect. Symbol (e.g., < > < and
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