The association between children's numerical magnitude processing and mental multi-digit subtraction

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-83

  Linsen, Sarah ^a   Verschaffel, Lieven ^a   Reynvoet, Bert ^a   De Smedt, Bert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mental multi digit subtraction; Number sense; Numerical magnitude processing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL MULTI-DIGIT SUBTRACTION; NUMBER SENSE; NUMERICAL MAGNITUDE PROCESSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

MENTAL MULTI-DIGIT SUBTRACTION; NUMBER SENSE; NUMERICAL MAGNITUDE PROCESSING;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84888416304     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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