The influence of spatial context and the role of intentionality in the interpretation of animacy from motion

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1047-1058

  Tremoulet, Patrice D ^a   Feldman, Jacob ^b  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845704326     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193364     Document Type: Article

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