Besner, Derek

A resource-control account of sustained attention: evidence from mind-wandering and vigilance paradigms

Thomson, D. R., Besner, D., & Smilek, D. (2015) · Perspectives on Psychological Science

Mind wandering and attentionSleep and Work-Related Fatigue

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Reading pseudohomophones: Implications for models of pronunciation assembly and the locus of word-frequency effects in naming.

McCann, R. S., & Besner, D. (1987) · Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPhonetics and Phonology Research

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Basic processes in reading: computation of abstract letter identities

Besner, D., Coltheart, M., & Davelaar, E. (1984) · Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie

Reading and Literacy DevelopmentNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

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The myth of ballistic processing: Evidence from Stroop’s paradigm

Besner, D. (2001) · Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

Reading and Literacy DevelopmentNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

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In pursuit of off-task thought: mind wandering-performance trade-offs while reading aloud and color naming

Thomson, D. R., Besner, D., & Smilek, D. (2013) · Frontiers in Psychology

Mind wandering and attentionCognitive Functions and Memory

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On the role of outline shape and word-specific visual pattern in the identification of function words: NONE

Besner, D. (1989) · The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A

Reading and Literacy DevelopmentNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

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Simon says: Reliability and the role of working memory and attentional control in the Simon task

Borgmann, K. W. U., Risko, E. F., Stolz, J. A., & Besner, D. (2007) · Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesCognitive Abilities and Testing

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