Direction of Motion Influences Perceptual Identification of Ambiguous Figures

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 721-737

  Bernstein, Lori J ^a,b,c   Cooper, Lynn A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031157269     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.23.3.721     Document Type: Article

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