作者
Silke M Göbel, Samuel Shaki, Martin H Fischer
发表日期
2011/5
来源
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
卷号
42
期号
4
页码范围
543-565
出版商
Sage Publications
简介
Approximate processing of numerosities is a universal and preverbal skill, while exact number processing above 4 involves the use of culturally acquired number words and symbols. The authors first review core concepts of numerical cognition, including number representation in the brain and the influential view that numbers are associated with space along a “mental number line.” Then, they discuss how cultural influences, such as reading direction, finger counting, and the transparency of the number word system, can influence the representation and processing of numbers. Spatial mapping of numbers emerges as a universal cognitive strategy. The authors trace the impact of cultural factors on the development of number skills and conclude that a cross-cultural perspective can reveal important constraints on numerical cognition.
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SM Göbel, S Shaki, MH Fischer - Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2011