Mapping numerical magnitudes onto symbols: The numerical distance effect and individual differences in children's mathematics achievement

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-29

  Holloway, Ian D ^a   Ansari, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distance effect; Number comparison; Numerical cognition; Symbolic number processing

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; REACTION TIME;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 65749086827     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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