Nonverbal arithmetic in humans: Light from noise

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1185-1203

  Cordes, Sara ^a   Gallistel, C R ^b   Gelman, Rochel ^b   Latham, Peter ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 36148935601     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193955     Document Type: Article

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