Left of centre: Asymmetries for the horizontal vertical line illusion

Psychological Research

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 435-443

  Josev, Elisha K ^a   Forte, Jason D ^a   Nicholls, Michael E R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; SIZE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051681159     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-010-0315-2     Document Type: Article

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