The emergence of visually realistic contour in the drawing of the human figure

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 439-463

  Lange Küttner, Chris ^a   Kerzmann, Anne ^b   Heckhausen, Jutta ^c,d  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036042867     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151002320620415     Document Type: Article

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