The influence of math anxiety on symbolic and non-symbolic magnitude processing.

ABSTRACT: Deficits in basic numerical abilities have been investigated repeatedly as potential risk factors of math anxiety. Previous research suggested that also a deficient approximate number system (ANS), which is discussed as being the foundation for later math abilities, underlies math anxiety. However, these studies examined this hypothesis by investigating ANS acuity using a symbolic number comparison task. Recent evidence questions the view that ANS acuity can be assessed using a symbolic number comparison task. To investigate whether there is an association between math anxiety and ANS acuity, we employed both a symbolic number comparison task and a non-symbolic dot comparison task, which is currently the standard task to assess ANS acuity. We replicated previous findings regarding the asso

SUBMITTER: Dietrich JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4621307 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature