Ace in the hole: playing cards show the role of order and magnitude in the SNARC effect.

Psychol Res · 2026 · PMC13056757 · PMID 41945148

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For card playing frequency, the difference approached significance ( U = 1357, p = .055), with Experiment 1 participants ( M = 2.09) showing higher frequency than Experiment 3 participants ( M = 1.46).

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