Accuracy of reproducing angles: Is a right angle special?

Perception

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 531-542

  Gray, Robert ^a   Regan, David ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RECALL;

ADULT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISION, BINOCULAR;

EID: 0030338492     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p250531     Document Type: Article

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