Subjective criteria and illusions in visual testing: Some methodological limitations

Psychological Research

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 136-140

  Skottun, Bernt C ^a   Skoyles, John R ^b  

^a not available   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; ILLUSION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARDS;

HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84891659298     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-013-0482-z     Document Type: Article

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