Understanding projectile acceleration

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 730-746

  Hecht, Heiko ^a,c   Bertamini, Marco ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

EID: 0034168702     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.26.2.730     Document Type: Article

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