The symbolic distance effect: Evidence for a magnitude comparison process

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman R. Brown ◽  
Shawn Tan ◽  
Peter J. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Distance Effect ◽  
Comparison Process ◽  
Magnitude Comparison ◽  
Symbolic Distance Effect ◽  
Symbolic Distance

Dissecting the symbolic distance effect: Comparison and priming effects in numerical and nonnumerical orders

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 419-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filip Van Opstal ◽  
Wim Gevers ◽  
Wendy De Moor ◽  
Tom Verguts
Keyword(s):  
Distance Effect ◽  
Priming Effects ◽  
Symbolic Distance Effect ◽  
Symbolic Distance

scholarly journals Symbolic distance: Unfamiliar versus familiar space

Psihologija ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radmila Stojanovic ◽  
Suncica Zdravkovic
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Linear Relation ◽  
Mental Representations ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Distance Effect ◽  
Professional Orientation ◽  
Symbolic Distance Effect ◽  
Symbolic Distance ◽  
Male Subjects

The symbolic distance effect was investigated using both realistic distances and distances represented on the map. The influence of professional orientation and sex on mental visualization was measured. The results showed that an increase of distance leads to an increase in reaction time. The slope for realistic distances was steeper. Male subjects always had longer reaction times, although the effect differs for the two types of distances. Professional orientation did not play a role. The obtained relation between reaction time and distance is a confirmation of theories proposing that mental representations encompass structure and metric characteristics. The confirmed role of the effect of symbolic distance additionally supports Kosslyn?s theory: there is a linear relation between the time and distance.

Changing “EUROpe”

1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Frederico Marques
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Cognition ◽  
Distance Effect ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Problem Size ◽  
Psychological Literature ◽  
Price Comparison ◽  
Symbolic Distance Effect ◽  
Symbolic Distance

The present paper reviews some of the changes that the introduction of a new currency—the euro—will bring to our everyday behavior, from the point of view of the psychological literature on numerical cognition. Problems that can be foreseen converting and using the euro are reviewed, including changes in terms of language (i. e., money labels and its lexicosyntactic structure) and price comparison. Possible answers to some of these problems are presented, considering the numerical cognition literature and several widely reported effects (e. g., the problem size/difficulty effect, symbolic distance effect). New opportunities for research in this domain both within countries and across countries are also discussed.

scholarly journals The symbolic distance effect in monkeys (Cebus apella)

1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. D’Amato ◽  
M. Colombo
Keyword(s):  
Distance Effect ◽  
Cebus Apella ◽  
Symbolic Distance Effect ◽  
Symbolic Distance

Symbolic Distance Effect for Action Words

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Rieger ◽  
Bianca Schmied ◽  
Katja Saxl
Keyword(s):  
Distance Effect ◽  
Symbolic Distance Effect ◽  
Symbolic Distance

Mental comparison and the symbolic distance effect

1976 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert S Moyer ◽  
Richard H Bayer
Keyword(s):  
Distance Effect ◽  
Symbolic Distance Effect ◽  
Symbolic Distance
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