The disappearance of foveal and nonfoveal stimuli: Decomposing the gap effect

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 192-199

  Taylor, Tracy L ^a   Kingstone, Alan ^b   Klein, Raymond M ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 17944379228     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087292     Document Type: Article

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