Representational Momentum and Michotte's (1946/1963) "Launching Effect" Paradigm

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 294-301

  Hubbard, Timothy L ^a   Blessum, Jessica A ^a   Ruppel, Susan E ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 85047685838     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.27.1.294     Document Type: Article

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