When walls are no longer barriers: Perception of wall height in parkour

Perception

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 757-760

  Taylor, J Eric T ^a   Witt, Jessica K ^a   Sugovic, Mila ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80051612594     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p6855     Document Type: Article

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