Automatic quantity processing in 5-year olds and adults.
In this study adults performed numerical and physical size judgments on a symbolic (Arabic numerals) and non-symbolic (groups of dots) size congruity task. The outcomes would reveal whether a size congruity effect (SCE) can be obtained irrespective of notation. Subsequently, 5-year-old children perf...
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| description | In this study adults performed numerical and physical size judgments on a symbolic (Arabic numerals) and non-symbolic (groups of dots) size congruity task. The outcomes would reveal whether a size congruity effect (SCE) can be obtained irrespective of notation. Subsequently, 5-year-old children performed a physical size judgment on both tasks. The outcomes will give a better insight in the ability of 5-year-olds to automatically process symbolic and non-symbolic numerosities. Adult performance on the symbolic and non-symbolic size congruity tasks revealed a SCE for numerical and physical size judgments, indicating that the non-symbolic size congruity task is a valid indicator for automatic processing of non-symbolic numerosities. Physical size judgments on both tasks by children revealed a SCE only for non-symbolic notation, indicating that the lack of a symbolic SCE is not related to the mathematical or cognitive abilities required for the task but instead to an immature association between the number symbol and its meaning. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:0766fc3f-e6d8-44f8-94d2-f2175f6de1ef2022-03-26T09:07:23ZAutomatic quantity processing in 5-year olds and adults.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:0766fc3f-e6d8-44f8-94d2-f2175f6de1efEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2009Gebuis, TCohen Kadosh, Rde Haan, EHenik, AIn this study adults performed numerical and physical size judgments on a symbolic (Arabic numerals) and non-symbolic (groups of dots) size congruity task. The outcomes would reveal whether a size congruity effect (SCE) can be obtained irrespective of notation. Subsequently, 5-year-old children performed a physical size judgment on both tasks. The outcomes will give a better insight in the ability of 5-year-olds to automatically process symbolic and non-symbolic numerosities. Adult performance on the symbolic and non-symbolic size congruity tasks revealed a SCE for numerical and physical size judgments, indicating that the non-symbolic size congruity task is a valid indicator for automatic processing of non-symbolic numerosities. Physical size judgments on both tasks by children revealed a SCE only for non-symbolic notation, indicating that the lack of a symbolic SCE is not related to the mathematical or cognitive abilities required for the task but instead to an immature association between the number symbol and its meaning. |
| spellingShingle | Gebuis, T Cohen Kadosh, R de Haan, E Henik, A Automatic quantity processing in 5-year olds and adults. |
| title | Automatic quantity processing in 5-year olds and adults. |
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| title_short | Automatic quantity processing in 5-year olds and adults. |
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