Children's number processing is context dependent

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serval:BIB_3DAFAB010231
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Children's number processing is context dependent
Journal
European Journal of Cognitive Psychology
Author(s)
Thevenot C., Barrouillet P.
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2010
Volume
22
Number
3
Pages
348-359
Language
english
Abstract
The aim of this paper was to test the hypothesis of a context dependence of number
processing in children. Fifth-graders were given two numbers presented successively
on screen through a self-presentation procedure after being asked either to add or
subtract or compare them. We considered the self-presentation time of the first
number as reflecting the complexity of the encoding for a given planned processing.
In line with Dehaeneâeuro?s triple-code model, self-presentation times were longer for
additions and subtractions than for comparisons with two-digit numbers. Alternative
interpretations of these results in terms of more cognitive effort or more
mental preparation in the case of addition and subtraction than comparison are
discussed and ruled out.
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