Judging and Actualizing Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Affordances

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 845-859

  Richardson, Michael J ^a,b   Marsh, Kerry L ^a,b   Baron, Reuben M ^a  

^a Department of Psychology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

affordances; dynamics; grasping; interpersonal interaction; tool use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; VISION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34548228301     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.33.4.845     Document Type: Article

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