Metric properties of spatial images generated from locomotion: The effect of absolute size on mental scanning

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 573-596

  Iachini, Tina ^a   Giusberti, Fiorella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGERY; ITALY; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SPATIAL MEMORY; THINKING; TIME; VISUAL ORIENTATION; WALKING;

EID: 3242726823     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440340000321     Document Type: Article

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