The perception of static subjective contours in infancy

Child Development

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 331-344

  Kavšek, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ATTENTION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL;

EID: 0036513522     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00410     Document Type: Article

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