Can you see me in the snow? Action simulation aids the detection of visually degraded human motion

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1463-1472

  Parkinson, Jim ^a,b   Springer, Anne ^a,c   Prinz, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Action perception; Biological motion; Point light action; Real time prediction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961084745     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2011.594895     Document Type: Article

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