Recognition on the gender of point-light walkers moving in different directions

Japanese Journal of Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-153

  Hirashima, Sumako ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biological motion; Center of moment (Cm); Gender recognition; Walking directions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WALKING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING;

EID: 0033144190     PISSN: 00215236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.70.149     Document Type: Article

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