The role of contextual cues in the haptic perception of orientations and the oblique effect

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 760-766

  Luyat, Marion ^a,c   Moroni, Christine ^a   Gentaz, Edouard ^b   Schwartz, B L ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE MENDÈS FRANCE   (France)

^c Univ Lille   (France)

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EID: 31044438833     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196770     Document Type: Article

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