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Effects of word-evoked object size on covert numerosity estimations
We investigated whether the size and number of objects mentioned in digit-word expressions influenced participants’ performance in covert numerosity estimations (i.e., property probability ratings). Participants read descriptions of big or small animals standing in short, medium, and long rows (e.g....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4490224/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26191011 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00876 |
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author | Dumitru, Magda L. Joergensen, Gitte H. |
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description | We investigated whether the size and number of objects mentioned in digit-word expressions influenced participants’ performance in covert numerosity estimations (i.e., property probability ratings). Participants read descriptions of big or small animals standing in short, medium, and long rows (e.g., There are 8 elephants/ants in a row) and subsequently estimated the probability that a health statement about them was true (e.g., All elephants/ants are healthy). Statements about large animals scored lower than statements about small animals, confirming classical findings that humans perceive groups of large objects as being more numerous than groups of small objects (Binet, 1890) and suggesting that object size effects in covert numerosity estimations are particularly robust. Also, statements about longer rows scored lower than statements about shorter rows (cf. Sears, 1983) but no interaction between factors obtained, suggesting that quantity information is not fully retrieved in digit—word expressions or that their values are processed separately. |
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spelling | pubmed-44902242015-07-17 Effects of word-evoked object size on covert numerosity estimations Dumitru, Magda L. Joergensen, Gitte H. Front Psychol Psychology We investigated whether the size and number of objects mentioned in digit-word expressions influenced participants’ performance in covert numerosity estimations (i.e., property probability ratings). Participants read descriptions of big or small animals standing in short, medium, and long rows (e.g., There are 8 elephants/ants in a row) and subsequently estimated the probability that a health statement about them was true (e.g., All elephants/ants are healthy). Statements about large animals scored lower than statements about small animals, confirming classical findings that humans perceive groups of large objects as being more numerous than groups of small objects (Binet, 1890) and suggesting that object size effects in covert numerosity estimations are particularly robust. Also, statements about longer rows scored lower than statements about shorter rows (cf. Sears, 1983) but no interaction between factors obtained, suggesting that quantity information is not fully retrieved in digit—word expressions or that their values are processed separately. Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4490224/ /pubmed/26191011 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00876 Text en Copyright © 2015 Dumitru and Joergensen. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Dumitru, Magda L. Joergensen, Gitte H. Effects of word-evoked object size on covert numerosity estimations |
title | Effects of word-evoked object size on covert numerosity estimations |
title_full | Effects of word-evoked object size on covert numerosity estimations |
title_fullStr | Effects of word-evoked object size on covert numerosity estimations |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of word-evoked object size on covert numerosity estimations |
title_short | Effects of word-evoked object size on covert numerosity estimations |
title_sort | effects of word-evoked object size on covert numerosity estimations |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4490224/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26191011 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00876 |
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