Effects of element features on discrimination of relative numerosity: Comparison of search symmetry and asymmetry pairs

Psychological Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-109

  Tokita, Midori ^a   Ishiguchi, Akira ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 72149109323     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-008-0183-1     Document Type: Article

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