Spatial associations in numerical cognition-From single digits to arithmetic
- The literature on spatial associations during number processing is dominated by the SNARC (spatial-numerical association of response codes) effect. We describe spatial biases found for single digits and pairs of numbers, first in the "original" speeded parity task and then extending the scope to encompass different tasks, a range of measures, and various populations. Then we review theoretical accounts before surveying the emerging evidence for similar spatial associations during mental arithmetic. We conclude that the mental number line hypothesis and an embodied approach are useful frameworks for further studies.
| Author details: | Martin H. FischerORCiDGND, Samuel ShakiORCiD |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2014.927515 |
| ISSN: | 1747-0218 |
| ISSN: | 1747-0226 |
| Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25051273 |
| Title of parent work (English): | The quarterly journal of experimental psychology |
| Publisher: | Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group |
| Place of publishing: | Abingdon |
| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first publication: | 2014 |
| Publication year: | 2014 |
| Release date: | 2017/03/27 |
| Tag: | Embodied cognition; Mental arithmetic; Numerical cognition; Operational momentum; SNARC; Spatial-numerical association of response codes |
| Volume: | 67 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| Number of pages: | 23 |
| First page: | 1461 |
| Last Page: | 1483 |
| Funding institution: | DFG [FI 1915/2-1] |
| Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Psychologie |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
| Institution name at the time of the publication: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Psychologie |
