The effect of contrast upon perceived speed: A general phenomenon?

Perception

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-48

  Blakemore, Mark R ^a   Snowden, Robert J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; VISUAL ILLUSION;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0033250986     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p2722     Document Type: Article

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