A familiar-size Stroop effect: Real-world size is an automatic property of object representation

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 561-569

  Konkle, Talia ^a   Oliva, Aude ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Familiar size; Object representation; Real world size; Stroop effect; Visual size

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; STROOP TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SIZE PERCEPTION; STROOP TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867363955     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028294     Document Type: Article

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