Enclosure size and the use of local and global geometric cues for reorientation

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 270-276

  Sturz, Bradley R ^a   Forloines, Martha R ^a   Bodily, Kent D ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enclosure Size; Global Geometry; Local Geometry; Orientation; Virtual Environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858432366     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-011-0195-5     Document Type: Article

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