Haptic perception of the distance walked when blindfolded

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 852-865

  Schwanz, Marcelle ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION; WALKING;

ADULT; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISION; WALKING;

EID: 0033142133     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037//0096-1523.25.3.852     Document Type: Article

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