Arrows in comprehending and producing mechanical diagrams

Cognitive Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 581-592

  Heiser, Julie ^a,b,c   Tversky, Barbara ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ADOBE RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrows; Diagrammatic reasoning; Diagrams; Mechanical knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745911336     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15516709cog0000_70     Document Type: Article

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