Journal article
Charles "Erik" Eriksen (1923-2018)
Attention, perception & psychophysics, Vol.80(5), pp.1030-1034
07/2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/107190
PMID: 29869150
Abstract
A towering figure in experimental psychology, Charles W. Eriksen, passed away in February this year. "Erik" made extensive original and lasting contributions to both research methods and theories in several areas of psychology, especially involving visual information processing. His research exhibited consistent concerns with experimental methods for distinguishing among alternative explanations and distinguishing perception from behavior. Erik pioneered many research methods now in common use-including converging operations, visual search, rapid serial presentations, the stop-signal paradigm, temporal integration in form perception, spatial cues for guiding selective attention, and the flankers task. He also introduced and tested many theories of selective attention. Erik was the founding editor of Perception & Psychophysics, and served for 23 years as its principal editor. An impressive and unforgettable person, Erik was a compelling personification of "the greatest generation."
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- Title
- Charles "Erik" Eriksen (1923-2018)
- Creators
- Joseph S Lappin - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. joe.lappin@vanderbilt.eduGordon D Logan - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USALisa R Fournier - Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USAJames E Hoffman - University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
- Publication Details
- Attention, perception & psychophysics, Vol.80(5), pp.1030-1034
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900546628801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article