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From continuous magnitudes to symbolic numbers: The centrality of ratio.

Authors :
Sidney PG
Thompson CA
Matthews PG
Hubbard EM
Source :
The Behavioral and brain sciences [Behav Brain Sci] 2017 Jan; Vol. 40, pp. e190.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Leibovich et al.'s theory neither accounts for the deep connections between whole numbers and other classes of number nor provides a potential mechanism for mapping continuous magnitudes to symbolic numbers. We argue that focusing on non-symbolic ratio processing abilities can furnish a more expansive account of numerical cognition that remedies these shortcomings.

Subjects

Subjects :
Language
Cognition
Mathematics

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1469-1825
Volume :
40
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Behavioral and brain sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
29342653
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X16002284