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Unlimited capacity parallel quantity comparison of multiple integers.

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Research has shown that integer comparison is quick and efficient. This efficiency may be a function of the structure of the integer comparison system. The present study tests whether integers are compared with an unlimited capacity system or a limited capacity system. We tested these models using a visual search task with time delimitation. The data from Experiments 1 and 2 indicate that integers are encoded, identified, and compared within an unlimited capacity system. The data from Experiment 3 indicate that 2nd-order magnitude comparisons are processed with a highly efficient limited capacity system.

Source: Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition

DOI: 10.1037/a0036843

Authors: Daryn R. Blanc-Goldhammer, Dale J. Cohen

Institution: University of North Carolina Wilmington

Language: English

Topic: Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills

Subfield: Statistics and Probability

Field: Mathematics

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Award: Quantyfying stimulus, response, and numerical biases.