A feature-based inference model of numerical estimation: The split-seed effect

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-234

  Murray, Kyle B ^a   Brown, Norman R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive psychology; Consumer psychology; Feature based inference; Judgement and decision making; Numerical estimation; Pricing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILES; COMMERCE; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649372309     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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