The Effect of Various Heteromodal Stimuli on Visual Sensitivity
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- 1 December 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Vol. 15 (4) , 243-251
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17470216308416333
Abstract
Ten experiments are reported. In each the effect of a heteromodal stimulus on visual sensitivity is investigated. With one exception all the stimuli produced a small increase in visual sensitivity. A number of possible explanations of intersensory facilitation are considered.Keywords
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