Holistic representation of unit fractions

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201-206

  Ganor Stern, Dana ^a   Karasik Rivkin, Irina ^b   Tzelgov, Joseph ^b  

^a ACHVA ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fractions; Numerical cognition; Numerical comparisons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955518074     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000086     Document Type: Article

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