Development of a Possible General Magnitude System for Number and Space
There is strong evidence for a link between numerical and spatial processing. However, whether this association is based on a common general magnitude system is far from conclusive and the impact of development is not yet known. Hence, the present study aimed to investigate the association between d...
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| author | Karin Kucian Karin Kucian Karin Kucian Ursina McCaskey Ursina McCaskey Michael von Aster Michael von Aster Michael von Aster Michael von Aster Ruth O’Gorman Tuura Ruth O’Gorman Tuura Ruth O’Gorman Tuura |
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| description | There is strong evidence for a link between numerical and spatial processing. However, whether this association is based on a common general magnitude system is far from conclusive and the impact of development is not yet known. Hence, the present study aimed to investigate the association between discrete non-symbolic number processing (comparison of dot arrays) and continuous spatial processing (comparison of angle sizes) in children between the third and sixth grade (N = 367). Present findings suggest that the processing of comparisons of number of dots or angle are related to each other, but with angle processing developing earlier and being more easily comparable than discrete number representations for children of this age range. Accordingly, results favor the existence of a more complex underlying magnitude system consisting of dissociated but closely interacting representations for continuous and discrete magnitudes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed631cfcbdc740d997d38b122f536da62022-12-21T18:51:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782018-11-01910.3389/fpsyg.2018.02221371862Development of a Possible General Magnitude System for Number and SpaceKarin Kucian0Karin Kucian1Karin Kucian2Ursina McCaskey3Ursina McCaskey4Michael von Aster5Michael von Aster6Michael von Aster7Michael von Aster8Ruth O’Gorman Tuura9Ruth O’Gorman Tuura10Ruth O’Gorman Tuura11Center for MR-Research, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandChildren’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandNeuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandCenter for MR-Research, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandChildren’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandCenter for MR-Research, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandChildren’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandNeuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandClinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, German Red Cross Hospital, Berlin, GermanyCenter for MR-Research, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandChildren’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandZurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandThere is strong evidence for a link between numerical and spatial processing. However, whether this association is based on a common general magnitude system is far from conclusive and the impact of development is not yet known. Hence, the present study aimed to investigate the association between discrete non-symbolic number processing (comparison of dot arrays) and continuous spatial processing (comparison of angle sizes) in children between the third and sixth grade (N = 367). Present findings suggest that the processing of comparisons of number of dots or angle are related to each other, but with angle processing developing earlier and being more easily comparable than discrete number representations for children of this age range. Accordingly, results favor the existence of a more complex underlying magnitude system consisting of dissociated but closely interacting representations for continuous and discrete magnitudes.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02221/fullnumberspace perceptionATOMmagnitude processingdevelopmentangles |
| spellingShingle | Karin Kucian Karin Kucian Karin Kucian Ursina McCaskey Ursina McCaskey Michael von Aster Michael von Aster Michael von Aster Michael von Aster Ruth O’Gorman Tuura Ruth O’Gorman Tuura Ruth O’Gorman Tuura Development of a Possible General Magnitude System for Number and Space Frontiers in Psychology number space perception ATOM magnitude processing development angles |
| title | Development of a Possible General Magnitude System for Number and Space |
| title_full | Development of a Possible General Magnitude System for Number and Space |
| title_fullStr | Development of a Possible General Magnitude System for Number and Space |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a Possible General Magnitude System for Number and Space |
| title_short | Development of a Possible General Magnitude System for Number and Space |
| title_sort | development of a possible general magnitude system for number and space |
| topic | number space perception ATOM magnitude processing development angles |
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