Angular declination and the dynamic perception of egocentric distance

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 361-377

  Gajewski, Daniel A ^a   Philbeck, John W ^a   Wirtz, Philip W ^a   Chichka, David ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angular declination; Distance perception; Intrinsic bias; Time course; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; HUMANS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893704454     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034394     Document Type: Article

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