Finger Counting Habits and Spatial-Numerical Association in Horizontal and Vertical Orientations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12822960 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marco Fabbri (0000-0002-7248-4214, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 95-110 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cognition and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1567-7095 • E-ISSN: 1568-5373 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15685373-12342086 |
| OpenAlex | W2046670296 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The SNARC effect reflects an association between space and number representations, suggesting a mental number line. Horizontally, the number line is oriented from left-to-right while vertically, the number line is oriented from bottom-to-top. The horizontal SNARC effect seems to be related to finger counting habits, especially in left-hand starters. The present study aimed to investigate how finger counting habits affected the horizontal and vertical SNARC effect in parity and magnitude comparing tasks carried out by Italian adults. After a finger counting questionnaire, left- and right-starters were selected. Participants performed parity and magnitude comparing tasks with horizontal and vertical response key assignments. In both tasks, the SNARC effect was found for both spatial orientations. However, right-starters exhibited significant regression slopes compared to left-starters in all conditions. The results are discussed taking into account the relationship between finger counting habits and SNARC effect in horizontal and vertical orientations
Association (psychology · Cognition · Geometry · Horizontal and vertical · Number line · Numerical cognition · Parity (physics · Physics · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Mathematics · Neuroscience · Psychology · Spatial Cognition and Navigation · Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
One direction? Cultural aspects of the mental number line beyond reading direction
No fingers, no SNARC? Neither the finger counting starting hand, nor its stability robustly affect the SNARC effect
Finger counting habit and spatial–numerical association in children and adults
Cultural variability in finger representations / Variabilidad cultural en las representaciones con dedos
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |