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Orienting numbers in mental space: Horizontal organization trumps vertical

Kevin J. Holmes Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Stella F. Lourenco Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pages 1044-1051 | Received 13 Sep 2011, Published online: 25 May 2012

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