Distortions in the visual perception of shape
β Scribed by Denise Y. P. Henriques; Martha Flanders; John F. Soechting
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 285 KB
- Volume
- 160
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-4819
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