Mental rotation and orientation-dependence in shape recognition

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 233-282

  Tarr, Michael J ^a   Pinker, Steven ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RECALL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMAN; MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024651202     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0010-0285(89)90009-1     Document Type: Article

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