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Evidence for hand-size constancy: the dominant hand as a natural perceptual metric

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Evidence for hand-size constancy: the dominant hand as a natural perceptual metric. / Linkenauger, Sally; Geuss, Michael ; Stefanucci, Jeanine et al.
In: Psychological Science, Vol. 25, No. 11, 11.2014, p. 2086-2094.

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Linkenauger, S, Geuss, M, Stefanucci, J, Leyrer, M, Richardson, B, Buelthoff, H, Mohler, BJ & Proffitt, D 2014, 'Evidence for hand-size constancy: the dominant hand as a natural perceptual metric', Psychological Science, vol. 25, no. 11, pp. 2086-2094. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797614548875

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Linkenauger, S., Geuss, M., Stefanucci, J., Leyrer, M., Richardson, B., Buelthoff, H., Mohler, B. J., & Proffitt, D. (2014). Evidence for hand-size constancy: the dominant hand as a natural perceptual metric. Psychological Science, 25(11), 2086-2094. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797614548875

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Linkenauger S, Geuss M, Stefanucci J, Leyrer M, Richardson B, Buelthoff H et al. Evidence for hand-size constancy: the dominant hand as a natural perceptual metric. Psychological Science. 2014 Nov;25(11):2086-2094. Epub 2014 Sept 24. doi: 10.1177/0956797614548875

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Linkenauger, Sally ; Geuss, Michael ; Stefanucci, Jeanine et al. / Evidence for hand-size constancy : the dominant hand as a natural perceptual metric. In: Psychological Science. 2014 ; Vol. 25, No. 11. pp. 2086-2094.

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