Inferring intentions from biological motion: A stimulus set of point-light communicative interactions

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 168-178

  Manera, Valeria ^a,b   Schouten, Ben ^b   Becchio, Cristina ^a   Bara, Bruno G ^a   Verfaillie, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; WALKING;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952487095     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BRM.42.1.168     Document Type: Article

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