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| Title |
Learning Linear Spatial-Numeric Associations Improves Accuracy of Memory for Numbers
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00024 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Clarissa A. Thompson, John E. Opfer |
| Abstract |
Memory for numbers improves with age and experience. One potential source of improvement is a logarithmic-to-linear shift in children's representations of magnitude. To test this, Kindergartners and second graders estimated the location of numbers on number lines and recalled numbers presented in vignettes (Study 1). Accuracy at number-line estimation predicted memory accuracy on a numerical recall task after controlling for the effect of age and ability to approximately order magnitudes (mapper status). To test more directly whether linear numeric magnitude representations caused improvements in memory, half of children were given feedback on their number-line estimates (Study 2). As expected, learning linear representations was again linked to memory for numerical information even after controlling for age and mapper status. These results suggest that linear representations of numerical magnitude may be a causal factor in development of numeric recall accuracy. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 4 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 17% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 21 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 42% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 21% |
| Researcher | 4 | 17% |
| Professor | 2 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 1 | 4% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 14 | 58% |
| Mathematics | 2 | 8% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 8% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 4 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 February 2016.
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#7,818,694
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#11,231
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#118,799
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Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Psychology
#194
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