Visual Perception of Egocentric Distance as Assessed by Triangulation

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 86-100

  Fukusima, Sergio S ^b   Loomis, Jack M ^a   Da Silva, José A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; VISION; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WALKING;

EID: 0031063601     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.23.1.86     Document Type: Article

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