The spatial-numerical congruity effect in preschoolers

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 534-542

  Patro, Katarzyna ^a   Haman, Maciej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Approximate number system; Cultural factors; Preschoolers; SNARC effect; Spatial directions; Spatial numerical congruity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPREHENSION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REACTION TIME;

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84855460313     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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