Perceptual organization of complex visual configurations by young infants

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-46

  Quinn, Paul C ^a   Brown, Candice R ^b   Streppa, Michele L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gestalt principles; Good continuation; Infants; Part whole perception; Perceptual organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030695654     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(97)90059-X     Document Type: Article

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