Biases and sensitivities in the Poggendorff effect when driven by subjective contours

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 474-478

  Tibber, Marc S ^a   Melmoth, Dean R ^a   Morgan, Michael J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; OBSERVER BIAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM; ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 39549112773     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.07-0921     Document Type: Article

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