The psychophysics of chasing: A case study in the perception of animacy

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-179

  Gao, Tao ^a   Newman, George E ^a   Scholl, Brian J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chasing; Event perception; Goal directed behavior; Intention; Perception of animacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOVEMENT; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 68149170232     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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