Language, Visual Working Memory, and Dot Subtraction: What Counts?

To investigate cognitive factors affecting subtraction of visual objects, we adapted the dot subtraction task developed by Pica, Lemer, Izard, and Dehaene (2004), who used it to investigate calculation by the Mundurukú, an indigene group in Brazil that has a limited number word vocabulary. In the do...

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Published in:	Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology / Revue Canadienne de Psychologie Expérimentale Vol. 70; no. 1; pp. 78 - 86
Main Authors:	Briere, Jennifer L., Campbell, Jamie I. D.
Format:	Article
Published:	Canadian Psychological Association Mar2016
Subjects:	Analysis of variance Cognition Language & languages Memory Mathematics Thought & thinking Visual perception
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