The Relationship Between Problem Size and Fixation Patterns During Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division

Abstract: Eye-tracking methods have only rarely been used to examine the online cognitive processing that occurs during mental arithmetic on simple arithmetic problems, that is, addition and multiplication problems with single-digit operands (e.g., operands 2 through 9; 2 + 3, 6 x 8) and the inverse subtraction and division problems (e.g., 5 – 3; 48 ÷ 6). Participants (N = 109) solved arithmetic problems from one of the four operations while their eye movements were recorded. We found three unique fixation patterns. During addition and multiplication, participants allocated half of their fixations to the operator and one-quarter to each operand, independent of problem size. The pattern was similar on small subtraction and division problems. However, on large subtraction problems, fixations were distributed approximately evenly across the three stimulus components. On large division problems, over half of the fixations occurred on the left operand, with the rest distributed between the operat.... https://jnc.psychopen.eu/index.php/jnc/article/view/5693

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

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• Bibliographic citation: The Relationship Between Problem Size and Fixation Patterns During Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division ; volume:2 ; number:2 ; day:05 ; month:08 ; year:2016 ; Journal of numerical cognition ; 2, Heft 2 (05.08.2016)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Curtis, Evan T. ; Huebner, Matthew G. ; LeFevre, Jo-Anne

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/jnc.v2i2.17
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021032004212450608138
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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