Better elementary number processing in higher skill arithmetic problem solvers : evidence from the encoding step

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serval:BIB_9ADB1FEAF666
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Better elementary number processing in higher skill arithmetic problem solvers : evidence from the encoding step
Journal
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Author(s)
Thevenot C., Barrouillet P., Castel C., Jimenez S.
ISSN-L
1747-0226
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2011
Volume
64
Number
11
Pages
2110-2124
Language
french
Abstract
This paper addresses the relationship between basic numerical processes and higher level numerical abilities in normal achieving adults. In the first experiment we inferred the elementary numerical abilities of university students from the time they needed to encode numerical information involved in complex additions and subtractions. We interpreted the shorter encoding times in good arithmetic problem solvers as revealing clearer or more accessible representations of numbers. The second experiment shows that these results cannot be due to the fact that lower skilled individuals experience more maths anxiety or put more cognitive efforts into calculations than do higher skilled individuals. Moreover, the third experiment involving non-numerical information supports the hypothesis that these interindividual differences are specific to number processing. The possible causal relationships between basic and higher level numerical abilities are discussed.
Keywords
Analysis of Variance, Cognition, Female, Humans, Male, Mathematics, Neuropsychological Tests, Problem solving, Reaction Time, Students, Universities
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