UNDERESTIMATION OF THE SIZE RATIO OF TEXAS TO RHODE-ISLAND IN MEMORY AND PERCEPTION

Authors
BRADLEY DR
Citation
Dr. Bradley, UNDERESTIMATION OF THE SIZE RATIO OF TEXAS TO RHODE-ISLAND IN MEMORY AND PERCEPTION, Perceptual and motor skills, 85(1), 1997, pp. 41-42
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Perceptual and motor skills → ACNP
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
85
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
41 - 42
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1997)85:1<41:UOTSRO>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
33 college students estimated the ratio of size of Texas to Rhode Isla nd while visualizing the two states from memory or while viewing outli ne tracings of the states. The estimated ratio was significantly less in memory (29.7) than the perception (81.9) condition.