The place-value of a digit in multi-digit numbers is processed automatically

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1221-1233

  Kallai, Arava Y ^a   Tzelgov, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Automatic processing of numbers; Multi digit numbers; Numerical representation; Place value

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTOMATISM; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; AUTOMATISM; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SIZE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872688063     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027635     Document Type: Article

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