Action-Centred Attention in Virtual Environments

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 176-187

  Lyons, James ^a   Elliott, Digby ^b   Ricker, Kathryn L ^c   Weeks, Daniel J ^a   Chua, Romeo ^d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0033458381     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087308     Document Type: Article

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