Considering the prevalence of the "stimulus error" in color naming research

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 119-142

  Jameson, Kimberly A ^a   Bimler, David ^b   Dedrick, Don ^c   Roberson, Debi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Stimulus error; Unique hues

Indexed keywords

EID: 46449112548     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853707X171847     Document Type: Article

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