Multiple number and letter comparison: Directionality and accessibility in numeric and alphabetic memories

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 543-579

  Jou, Jerwen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 1642303246     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423660     Document Type: Article

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