Estimation and representation of head size (people overestimate the size of their head - Evidence starting from the 15th century)

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 513-531

  Bianchi, Ivana ^a   Savardi, Ugo ^b   Bertamini, Marco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACERATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ART; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CEPHALOMETRY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HAND; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; PAINTING; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PROPRIOCEPTION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CEPHALOMETRY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HAND; HEAD; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMAN BODY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE IN ART; PAINTINGS; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249132500     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712608X304469     Document Type: Article

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