Symmetry and elongation of objects influence perceived direction of translational motion

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 134-143

  Morikawa, Kazunori ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032609384     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03211954     Document Type: Article

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