Length perception of horizontal and vertical bisected lines

Psychological Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 196-206

  Charras, Pom ^a   Lupiáñez, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 77950364557     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-009-0243-1     Document Type: Article

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