Clusters precede shapes in perceptual organization

Psychological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 124-129

  Trick, Lana M ^a   Enns, James T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0346880197     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1997.tb00694.x     Document Type: Article

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