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Heed the signs: Operation signs have spatial associations

Michal PinhasDepartment of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Samuel ShakiDepartment of Behavioral Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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Martin H. FischerDepartment of Psychology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Pages 1527-1540 | Received 27 May 2013, Accepted 06 Nov 2013, Published online: 11 Mar 2014

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