Experts see it all: Configural effects in action observation

Psychological Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 400-406

  Calvo Merino, Beatriz ^a,b,c   Ehrenberg, Shantel ^d,e   Leung, Delia ^c   Haggard, Patrick ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e TRINITY LABAN CONSERVATOIRE OF MUSIC AND DANCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; OBSERVATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952421377     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-009-0262-y     Document Type: Article

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