Children's and adults' size estimates at near and far distances: A test of the perceptual learning theory of size constancy development

i-Perception

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 459-466

  Kavšek, Michael ^a   Granrud, Carl E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Object perception; Perceptual development; Perceptual learning theory of size constancy; Size constancy; Size perception; Space perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865121590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20416695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/i0530     Document Type: Article

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