Behavioral evidence for format-dependent processes in approximate numerosity representation

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 285-293

  Tokita, Midori ^a   Ishiguchi, Akira ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross format presentation; Numerosity discrimination; Sequential presentation; Simultaneous presentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858385175     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-011-0206-6     Document Type: Article

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