Phenomenal causality: Impressions of pulling in the visual perception of objects in motion

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 573-602

  White, Peter A ^a   Milne, Alan ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031310162     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423411     Document Type: Article

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