Stereoscopic discrimination of interval and ordinal depth relations on smooth surfaces and in empty space

Perception

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 257-272

  Norman, J Farley ^a   Todd, James T ^b  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY;

DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0031610877     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p270257     Document Type: Article

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