Adaptive processing of fractions - Evidence from eye-tracking

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 148, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-48

  Huber, S ^a   Moeller, K ^a,b   Nuerk, H C ^a,b  

^a KNOWLEDGE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

2340 Cognitive Processes; Adaptation; Componential strategies; Eye tracking; Fractions; Holistic strategies; Numerical processing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPONENTIAL STRATEGIES; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE-TRACKING; FEMALE; FRACTIONS; HOLISTIC STRATEGIES; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NUMERICAL PROCESSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION; COMPONENTIAL STRATEGIES; EYE-TRACKING; FRACTIONS; HOLISTIC STRATEGIES; NUMERICAL PROCESSING;

ADULT; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893185556     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2013.12.010     Document Type: Article

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