The numerical distance effect is task dependent.

Number comparison tasks produce a distance effect e.g., Moyer & Landauer (Nature 215: 1519-1520, ). It has been suggested that this effect supports the existence of semantic mental representations of numbers. In a matching task, a distance effect also appears, which suggests that the effect has an a...

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Published in:	Memory & Cognition Vol. 39; no. 8; pp. 1508 - 1518
Main Authors:	Goldfarb, Liat, Henik, Avishai, Rubinsten, Orly, Bloch-David, Yafit, Gertner, Limor
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Dec2011
Subjects:	Analysis of variance Attention Cognition Semantics Psychology of Undergraduates Mathematics Research funding Descriptive statistics
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