Language-dependent classification: The mental representation of classifiers in cognition, memory, and ad evaluations

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 375-385

  Zhang, Shi ^a,d   Schmitt, Bernd ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (China)

^c CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000128922     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.4.4.375     Document Type: Article

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