An action-specific approach to spatial perception

Embodiment, Ego-Space, and Action

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 179-202

  Proffitt, Dennis R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84920497878     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203809891     Document Type: Chapter

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