Superior performance of blind compared with sighted individuals on bimanual estimations of object size

Psychological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-14

  Smith, Melissa ^a   Franz, Elizabeth A ^a   Joy, Susan M ^a   Whitehead, Kirsty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HAND; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISION;

BLINDNESS; HAND; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIZE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 12944333048     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2005.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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