Perceptual organization in schizophrenia: Utilization of the Gestalt principles

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 530-538

  Chey, Jeanyung ^a   Holzman, Philip S ^b  

^a Sungshin Women's University   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOSIS; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

EID: 0030708618     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.106.4.530     Document Type: Article

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