Dividing Attention Increases Operational Momentum

Dividing Attention Increases Operational Momentum

When adding or subtracting two quantities, adults often compute an estimated outcome that is larger or smaller, respectively, than the actual outcome, a bias referred to as “operational momentum”. The effects of attention on operational momentum were investigated. Participants viewed a display in wh...

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Main Authors: Koleen McCrink, Timothy Hubbard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Insitute for Psychology 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Numerical Cognition
Subjects:
operational momentum
spatial attention
number
space
heuristics
Online Access:http://jnc.psychopen.eu/article/view/34

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http://jnc.psychopen.eu/article/view/34

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