The Weber fraction versus perceived similarity

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 903-914

  King, Donald L ^a   Henry, Grace E ^b   Shanks, S Christina ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADULT; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; HUMANS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033256465     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1999.89.3.903     Document Type: Article

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