Using addition to solve large subtractions in the number domain up to 20

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-169

  Peters, Greet ^a   Smedt, Bert De ^a   Torbeyns, Joke ^a,b   Ghesquière, Pol ^a   Verschaffel, Lieven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Groep T Leuven Engineering College   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Single digit subtraction; Strategy use; Subtraction by addition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74149090054     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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