Are Approximate Number System Representations Numerical?
Abstract: Previous research suggests that the Approximate Number System (ANS) allows people to approximate the cardinality of a set. This ability to discern numerical quantities may explain how meaning becomes associated with number symbols. However, recently it has been argued that ANS representations are not directly numerical, but rather are formed by amalgamating perceptual features confounded with the set’s cardinality. In this paper, we approach the question of whether ANS representations are numerical by studying the properties they have, rather than how they are formed. Across two pre-registered within-subjects studies, we measured 189 participants’ ability to multiply the numbers between 2 and 8. Participants completed symbolic and nonsymbolic versions of the task. Results showed that participants succeeded at above-chance levels when multiplying nonsymbolic representations within the subitizing range (2-4) but were at chance levels when multiplying numbers within the ANS range (5-8.... https://jnc.psychopen.eu/index.php/jnc/article/view/8553
- Location
-
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- Extent
-
Online-Ressource
- Language
-
Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
-
Are Approximate Number System Representations Numerical? ; volume:9 ; number:1 ; day:31 ; month:03 ; year:2023
Journal of numerical cognition ; 9, Heft 1 (31.03.2023)
- Creator
-
Pickering, Jayne
Adelman, James S.
Inglis, Matthew
- DOI
-
10.5964/jnc.8553
- URN
-
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023041505115283655739
- Rights
-
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
-
14.08.2025, 10:57 AM CEST
Data provider
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
Associated
- Pickering, Jayne
- Adelman, James S.
- Inglis, Matthew
Other Objects (12)
Approximate representations of groups
Approximate representations of groups
Approximate interpretation of number words
Developmental changes in the association between approximate number representations and addition skills in elementary school children
An approximate numerical theorem involving e and ... .
Mental Number Representations in 2D Space
Approximate representations of shaped pulses using the homotopy analysis method
Approximate Representations of Shaped Pulses Using the Homotopy Analysis Method
Additive representations of integers in number theory
Decimal fraction representations are not distinct from natural number representations - evidence from a combined eye-tracking and computational modeling approach
Error-bounded and Number-bounded Approximate Spatial Query for Interactive Visualization
The Relationship Between Children’s Approximate Number Certainty and Symbolic Mathematics
Approximate representations of groups
Approximate representations of groups
Approximate interpretation of number words
Developmental changes in the association between approximate number representations and addition skills in elementary school children
An approximate numerical theorem involving e and ... .
Mental Number Representations in 2D Space
Approximate representations of shaped pulses using the homotopy analysis method
Approximate Representations of Shaped Pulses Using the Homotopy Analysis Method
Additive representations of integers in number theory
Decimal fraction representations are not distinct from natural number representations - evidence from a combined eye-tracking and computational modeling approach
Error-bounded and Number-bounded Approximate Spatial Query for Interactive Visualization
The Relationship Between Children’s Approximate Number Certainty and Symbolic Mathematics
Approximate representations of groups
Approximate representations of groups
Approximate interpretation of number words
Developmental changes in the association between approximate number representations and addition skills in elementary school children
An approximate numerical theorem involving e and ... .
Mental Number Representations in 2D Space
Approximate representations of shaped pulses using the homotopy analysis method
Approximate Representations of Shaped Pulses Using the Homotopy Analysis Method
Additive representations of integers in number theory
Decimal fraction representations are not distinct from natural number representations - evidence from a combined eye-tracking and computational modeling approach
Error-bounded and Number-bounded Approximate Spatial Query for Interactive Visualization