Underestimation of the size ratio of Texas to Rhode Island in memory and perception.
33 college students estimated the ratio of size of Texas to Rhode Island while visualizing the two states from memory or while viewing outline tracings of the states. The estimated ratio was significantly less in memory (29.7) than the perception (81.9) condition.
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Department of Psychology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME 04240, USA. dbradley@abacus.bates.edu
D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D008568:Memory; D011601:Psychophysics; D012237:Rhode Island; D012858:Size Perception; D013781:Texas