Analogue magnitude representation of angles and its relation to geometric expertise
Abstract The distance effect (comparing objects becomes easier with increasing differences in their magnitude) is observed in tasks ranging across domains, and its existence has been interpreted as evidence for analogue magnitude representation. Similarly, associations between response side and magn...
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| author | Mateusz Hohol Piotr Szymanek Krzysztof Cipora |
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| description | Abstract The distance effect (comparing objects becomes easier with increasing differences in their magnitude) is observed in tasks ranging across domains, and its existence has been interpreted as evidence for analogue magnitude representation. Similarly, associations between response side and magnitude (faster left/right-sided responses to small/large objects, respectively) are observed across domains. We investigated the analogue processing of angles and the association between angle magnitude and response side in relation to geometric expertise. We compared the behavioural pattern of two groups—architects and controls—in a direct angle magnitude classification task (i.e., judge whether a presented angle was greater or less than 90°) and in an indirect task (i.e., judge whether an angle was drawn with a dashed or continuous line). We found a robust distance effect for reaction times and accuracy at the whole sample level and in each group separately. Architects revealed a smaller distance effect for accuracy than controls. This could be interpreted as an argument for a more precise analogue representation of angles in experts compared to non-experts. However, we did not find evidence for an association between angle magnitude and response side in any group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35f7668c2a204c79a2699c82e42505222024-04-21T11:14:13ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-04-0114111110.1038/s41598-024-59521-6Analogue magnitude representation of angles and its relation to geometric expertiseMateusz Hohol0Piotr Szymanek1Krzysztof Cipora2Mathematical Cognition and Learning Lab, Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Jagiellonian UniversityMathematical Cognition and Learning Lab, Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Jagiellonian UniversityCentre for Mathematical Cognition, Loughborough UniversityAbstract The distance effect (comparing objects becomes easier with increasing differences in their magnitude) is observed in tasks ranging across domains, and its existence has been interpreted as evidence for analogue magnitude representation. Similarly, associations between response side and magnitude (faster left/right-sided responses to small/large objects, respectively) are observed across domains. We investigated the analogue processing of angles and the association between angle magnitude and response side in relation to geometric expertise. We compared the behavioural pattern of two groups—architects and controls—in a direct angle magnitude classification task (i.e., judge whether a presented angle was greater or less than 90°) and in an indirect task (i.e., judge whether an angle was drawn with a dashed or continuous line). We found a robust distance effect for reaction times and accuracy at the whole sample level and in each group separately. Architects revealed a smaller distance effect for accuracy than controls. This could be interpreted as an argument for a more precise analogue representation of angles in experts compared to non-experts. However, we did not find evidence for an association between angle magnitude and response side in any group.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59521-6 |
| spellingShingle | Mateusz Hohol Piotr Szymanek Krzysztof Cipora Analogue magnitude representation of angles and its relation to geometric expertise Scientific Reports |
| title | Analogue magnitude representation of angles and its relation to geometric expertise |
| title_full | Analogue magnitude representation of angles and its relation to geometric expertise |
| title_fullStr | Analogue magnitude representation of angles and its relation to geometric expertise |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analogue magnitude representation of angles and its relation to geometric expertise |
| title_short | Analogue magnitude representation of angles and its relation to geometric expertise |
| title_sort | analogue magnitude representation of angles and its relation to geometric expertise |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59521-6 |
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