Intuitive numbers guide decisions

Intuitive numbers guide decisions

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Measuring reaction times to number comparisons is thought to reveal a processing stage in elementary numerical cognition linked to internal, imprecise representations of number magnitudes. These intuitive representations of the mental number line have been demonstrated across species and human devel...

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Main Authors:	Ellen Peters, Paul Slovic, Daniel Västfjäll, C. K. Mertz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2008-12-01
Series:	Judgment and Decision Making
Subjects:	decision making numerical cognition numeracy proportional reasoning individual differences
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500001571/type/journal_article

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