Encoding of variability of landmark-based spatial information

Psychological Research

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 560-567

  Sturz, Bradley R ^a   Bodily, Kent D ^b  

^a Armstrong State University   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CUES; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956698813     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-010-0277-4     Document Type: Article

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