Stereoscopic shape discrimination is well preserved across changes in object size

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-135

  Norman, J Farley ^a   Swindle, Jessica M ^a   Jennings, L RaShae ^a   Mullins, Elizabeth M ^a   Beers, Amanda M ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Form and shape perception

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; LIGHTING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; SIZE PERCEPTION; VISION DISPARITY;

EID: 67349093824     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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