The influence of visual symmetry on the encoding of objects

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-91

  de Kuijer, J ^a   Deregowski, J B ^b   McGeorge, P ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental; Symmetry; Visual discrimination; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 1942442520     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2003.12.013     Document Type: Article

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