Usage of spatial scales for the categorization of faces, objects, and scenes

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 454-469

  Morrison, Donald J ^a   Schyns, Philippe G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FACE; HUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RECOGNITION; REVIEW;

COGNITION; CUES; FACE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035459795     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196180     Document Type: Article

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