Language comprehenders mentally represent the shapes of objects

Psychological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 168-171

  Zwaan, Rolf A ^a   Stanfield, Robert A ^a   Yaxley, Richard H ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; READING; RECALL;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; READING;

EID: 0036511894     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00430     Document Type: Article

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