Finger-digit compatibility in Arabic numeral processing

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1648-1663

  Di Luca, Samuel ^a   Granà, Alessia ^b   Semenza, Carlo ^b   Seron, Xavier ^a   Pesenti, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CUES; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL PROCESSES; REACTION TIME; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746852568     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210500256839     Document Type: Article

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