Spatial perception research: An integrative review of length, area, volume, and number perception

Visual Marketing: From Attention to Action

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 167-192

  Krishna, Aradhna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84920499772     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203809617     Document Type: Chapter

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