Familiar shapes attract attention in figure-ground displays

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 382-392

  Nelson, Rolf A ^a   Palmer, Stephen E ^b  

^a WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 34547429957     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193759     Document Type: Article

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