Toward an Ecological Field Theory of Perceptual Control of Locomotion

Ecological Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-180

  Kadar, Endre E ^a   Shaw, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034395230     PISSN: 10407413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15326969ECO1202_02     Document Type: Article

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