Size before numbers: Conceptual size primes numerical value

Shai Gabay, Tali Leibovich, Avishai Henik, Nurit Gronau

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תקציר

The present work examined the influence of conceptual object size on numerical processing. In two experiments, pictures of conceptually large or small animals of equal retinal size served as prime stimuli appearing before numerically big or small integer targets. Participants were instructed to perform an unbiased parity judgment task on the target integers. When the prime's conceptual size was congruent with the target's numerical value, participants' reaction time was faster than when the two were incongruent with each other. This influence of conceptual object size on numerical value perception suggests that both types of magnitudes share similar mental representations. Our results are in accord with recent theories (e.g., Cantlon, Platt, & Brannon, 2009; Henik, Leibovich, Naparstek, Diesendruck, & Rubinsten, 2012) that emphasize the evolutionary importance of evaluation and perception of sizes to the development of the numerical system.

שפה מקוריתאנגלית
עמודים (מ-עד)18-23
מספר עמודים6
כתב עתCognition
כרך129
מספר גיליון1
מזהי עצם דיגיטלי (DOIs)
סטטוס פרסוםפורסם - אוק׳ 2013

הערה ביבליוגרפית

Funding Information:
Shai Gabay is now at the Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University. This work was supported by the European Research Council under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013)/ERC Grant agreement No. 295644 (to A.H.).

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