The development of automatic numerosity processing in preschoolers

Evidence for numerosity-perceptual interference

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ID9788859
AuthorsLaurence Rousselle (UCLouvain, corresponding author), Marie-Pascale Noël, Marie‐Pascale Noël (0000-0001-7497-7402, UCLouvain)
Year2008
Volume44
Issue2
Pages544-560
Publication date2008-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopmental Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0012-1649.44.2.544
PMID18331143
OpenAlexW1992558577
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited10

Three experiments examined developmental changes in the automatic processing of numerosity and perceptual information using a nonsymbolic numerical Stroop paradigm. In Experiments 1 and 2 (E1 and E2), 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds had to compare the numerosities or the total filled areas of collections of dots (E1) or bars (E2) varying along both dimensions. Experiment 3 replicated E2's results in 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds. Results demonstrated the existence of reciprocal influences between numerical and perceptual information beginning at age 3. Moreover, the irrelevant perceptual influences remained stable throughout development, whereas the sensitivity to irrelevant numerical cues tended to increase with age despite children's growing inhibition capacities. No significant correlation could be found between these developmental changes and the acquisition of counting knowledge

Audiology · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Numerosity adaptation effect · Perception · Reciprocal · Stroop effect · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Mathematics Education and Pedagogy · Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques · Neuroscience · Psychology

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