Motor learning enhances perceptual judgment: A case for action-perception transfer

Psychological Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-14

  Hecht, Heiko ^a   Vogt, Stefan ^b   Prinz, Wolfgang ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZATION; VISION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035232644     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004260000043     Document Type: Article

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