Magnitude comparisons distort mental representations of magnitude

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 270-286

  Choplin, Jessica M ^a   Hummel, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEMANTICS; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 85047673630     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.131.2.270     Document Type: Article

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