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Understanding decimal proportions: Discrete representations, parallel access, and privileged processing of zero

Abstract: Much of the research on mathematical cognition has focused on the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, with considerably less attention paid to more abstract number classes. The current research investigated how people understand decimal proportions – rational numbers between 0 and 1 exp...

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Published in:Cognitive Psychology Vol. 66; no. 3; pp. 283 - 302
Main Authors: Varma, Sashank, Karl, Stacy R.
Format: Article
Published: Academic Press Inc. May2013
Subjects:
Attention
Cognition
Cognitive ability
Mental health
Cognitive interference
Mathematical notation
Natural numbers
Performance evaluation
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