Symbolic estrangement or symbolic integration of numerals with quantities: Methodological pitfalls and a possible solution.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies, which examined whether symbolic and non-symbolic quantity representations are processed by two independent systems or by one common system, reached contradicting findings, possibly due to methodological differences. Indeed, some researchers advocate the two systems approach, based on the presence of notation-specific switch cost in conditions where adults have to compare pairs of symbolic and non-symbolic quantities, in combination with the absence of such a cost in conditions containing quantities of the same notation. However, other researchers used matching instructions, and reported a facilitation in the mixed notation conditions, suggesting that the two systems are automatically integrated. In the current study, we conducted three experiments, in which we examined th

SUBMITTER: Marinova M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6047813 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature