A unified fielder theory for interception of moving objects either above or below the horizon

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 908-917

  Sugar, Thomas G ^a,b   McBeath, Michael K ^a   Wang, Zheng ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

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EID: 33847663304     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03194018     Document Type: Article

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