Perception in obesity: Does physical or perceived body size affect perceived distance?

Visual Cognition

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1323-1326

  Sugovic, Mila ^a   Witt, Jessica K ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; WALKING;

EID: 84855660482     PISSN: 13506285     EISSN: 14640716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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