First-perspective alignment effects in a computer-simulated environment

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-217

  Wilson, Paul N ^a,b   Wildbur, Diane J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DECISION MAKING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; ORIENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MEMORY; ORIENTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 2942584929     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712604773952421     Document Type: Article

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