Number comparison and number line estimation rely on different mechanisms

Psychologica Belgica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 17-35

  Sasanguie, Delphine ^a   Reynvoet, Bert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 84888411057     PISSN: 00332879     EISSN: 2054670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/pb-53-4-17     Document Type: Article

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