Exaggerating temporal differences enhances recognition of individuals from point light displays

Psychological Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-228

  Hill, Harold ^a,c   Pollick, Frank E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034189718     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00245     Document Type: Article

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