Tactile sensory anisotropy: Weber's contribution

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1159-1161

  Ross, Helen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033456516     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.25.4.1159     Document Type: Article

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