Developmental trends in utilizing perceptual closure for grouping of shape: Effects of spatial proximity and collinearity

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1264-1273

  Hadad, Bat Sheva ^a   Kimchi, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 34247102268     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193726     Document Type: Article

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