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Smaller = Denser, and the Brain Knows It: Natural Statistics of Object Density Shape Weight Expectations
If one nondescript object’s volume is twice that of another, is it necessarily twice as heavy? As larger objects are typically heavier than smaller ones, one might assume humans use such heuristics in preparing to lift novel objects if other informative cues (e.g., material, previous lifts) are unav...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4358826/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25768977 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119794 |