Development of a Possible General Magnitude System for Number and Space.
- Kucian K Center for MR-Research, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- McCaskey U Center for MR-Research, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- von Aster M Center for MR-Research, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- O'Gorman Tuura R Center for MR-Research, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- 2018-12-05
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- Frontiers in psychology. - 2018
English
There is strong evidence for a link between numerical and spatial processing. However, whether this association is based on a common general magnitude system is far from conclusive and the impact of development is not yet known. Hence, the present study aimed to investigate the association between discrete non-symbolic number processing (comparison of dot arrays) and continuous spatial processing (comparison of angle sizes) in children between the third and sixth grade (N = 367). Present findings suggest that the processing of comparisons of number of dots or angle are related to each other, but with angle processing developing earlier and being more easily comparable than discrete number representations for children of this age range. Accordingly, results favor the existence of a more complex underlying magnitude system consisting of dissociated but closely interacting representations for continuous and discrete magnitudes.
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- DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02221
- PMID 30510531
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