Dissociating the perception of speed and the perception of animacy: a functional approach

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 335-342

  Szego, Paul A ^a   Rutherford, Mel D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animacy; Approaching motion; Functional organization; Gravity; Motion; Social perception; Speed perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 48449092942     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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