Experiments Prepared by Greg Francis and Ian Neath Purdue University Instructional Material by Angie Mackewn University of New Brunswick and Danalee Goldthwaithe University of British Columbia August 7, 2003
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CONTENTS Introduction to CogLab Getting Started with CogLab Running a CogLab Experiment Working with CogLab Data CogLab FAQ EXPERIMENTS ATTENTION Attentional Blink References Basic Questions Advanced Questions Discussion Questions Simon Effect References Basic Questions Advanced Questions Discussion Questions Spatial Cueing References Basic Questions Advanced Questions Discussion Questions Stroop Effect References Basic Questions Advanced Questions Discussion Questions PERCEPTION Apparent Motion References Basic Questions Advanced Questions Discussion Questions Muller-Lyer Illusion References Basic Questions Advanced Questions Discussion Questions Signal Detection References Basic Questions Advanced Questions Discussion Questions Visual Search References Basic Questions Advanced Questions Discussion Questions 12-13 2-3 viii ix xii xiii xv
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NEUROCOGNITION Brain Asymmetry References Basic Questions Advanced Questions Discussion Questions Mapping the Blind Spot References Basic Questions Advanced