Why Can't Most People Draw What They See?

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 609-621

  Cohen, Dale J ^a   Bennett, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; DELUSION; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ART; DELUSIONS; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031154079     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.23.3.609     Document Type: Article

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