Contact and Posture in Nonvisual Judgment of Gap Crossability

Ecological Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 323-354

  Burton, Gregory ^a   McGowan, John ^a  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031373032     PISSN: 10407413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326969eco0904_4     Document Type: Article

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