Verbal interference suppresses exact numerical representation

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 74-92

  Frank, Michael C ^a   Fedorenko, Evelina ^b   Lai, Peter ^b   Saxe, Rebecca ^b   Gibson, Edward ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross linguistic differences; Number; Verbal interference; Whorf

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 81355138432     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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