Palm boards are not action measures: An alternative to the two-systems theory of geographical slant perception

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-197

  Durgin, Frank H ^a   Hajnal, Alen ^a,b   Li, Zhi ^a   Tonge, Natasha ^a   Stigliani, Anthony ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographical slant; Haptic perception; Proprioception; Slant perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; HAND; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

DISTANCE PERCEPTION; HAND; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 77951094250     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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