Pseudoneglect for the bisection of mental number lines

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 925-945

  Loftus, Andrea M ^a,c   Nicholls, Michael E R ^a   Mattingley, Jason B ^a   Chapman, Heidi L ^a   Bradshaw, John L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Line bisection; Mental space; Number line; Number representation; Pseudoneglect; Spatial neglect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; JUDGMENT; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649684029     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210802305318     Document Type: Article

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