From “sense of number” to “sense of magnitude”: The role of continuous magnitudes in numerical cognition

Leibovich, Tali; Katzin, Naama; Harel, Maayan; Henik, Avishai

doi:10.1017/s0140525x16000960

reviewBehavioral and Brain SciencesAug 17, 2016BRONZE OA

From “sense of number” to “sense of magnitude”: The role of continuous magnitudes in numerical cognition

TLTali Leibovich NKNaama Katzin MHMaayan Harel AHAvishai Henik

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev · Western University

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Abstract

In this review, we are pitting two theories against each other: the more accepted theory, the number sense theory, suggesting that a sense of number is innate and non-symbolic numerosity is being processed independently of continuous magnitudes (e.g., size, area, and density); and the newly emerging theory suggesting that (1) both numerosities and continuous magnitudes are processed holistically when comparing numerosities and (2) a sense of number might not be innate. In the first part of this review, we discuss the number sense theory. Against this background, we demonstrate how the natural correlation between numerosities and continuous magnitudes makes it nearly impossible to study non-symbolic numerosity…

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Numerosity adaptation effect
Number sense
Sense (electronics)
Numerical cognition
Cognition
Cognitive psychology
Correlation
Magnitude (astronomy)

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