The effects of interference on recognition of haptic pictures in blindfolded sighted participants: The modality of representation of haptic information

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 112-118

  Holtby, Rebecca C ^a   D'Angiulli, Amedeo ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blindfolded sighted participants; Haptic pictures; Haptic recognition; Interference tasks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; TOUCH;

ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); STEREOGNOSIS; TOUCH;

EID: 84858709751     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00934.x     Document Type: Article

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