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The limits of attention : temporal constraints in human information processing /

The issue of the 'limits' of our attentional mechanisms is one of great importance and topicality- what are the temporal constraints when we attend to and process information? How well can we switch our attention from one task to another, or from one sensory modality to another? This title...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Shapiro, Kimron
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Attention.
Human information processing.
Attention
Mental Processes
Traitement de l'information chez l'être humain.
Human information processing
Aandacht.
Cognitieve processen.
Beperkingen.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The issue of the 'limits' of our attentional mechanisms is one of great importance and topicality- what are the temporal constraints when we attend to and process information? How well can we switch our attention from one task to another, or from one sensory modality to another? This title seeks to debate questions such as these.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 249 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191686818
0191686816
0198505159
9780198505150