Spatial attention in mental arithmetic: A literature review and meta-analysis
We review the evidence for the conceptual association between arithmetic and space and
quantify the effect size in meta-analyses. We focus on three effects:(a) the operational …
quantify the effect size in meta-analyses. We focus on three effects:(a) the operational …
Running the number line: Rapid shifts of attention in single-digit arithmetic
R Mathieu, A Gourjon, A Couderc, C Thevenot, J Prado - Cognition, 2016 - Elsevier
It has been recently proposed that adults might solve single-digit addition and subtraction
problems by rapidly moving through an ordered representation of numbers. In the present …
problems by rapidly moving through an ordered representation of numbers. In the present …
Heuristics and biases in mental arithmetic: revisiting and reversing operational momentum
Mental arithmetic is characterised by a tendency to overestimate addition and to
underestimate subtraction results: the operational momentum (OM) effect. Here, motivated …
underestimate subtraction results: the operational momentum (OM) effect. Here, motivated …
Interference of lateralized distractors on arithmetic problem solving: A functional role for attention shifts in mental calculation
Solving arithmetic problems has been shown to induce shifts of spatial attention in simple
probe-detection tasks, subtractions orienting attention to the left side and additions to the …
probe-detection tasks, subtractions orienting attention to the left side and additions to the …
Operational momentum during children's approximate arithmetic relates to symbolic math skills and space–magnitude association
S Jang, S Cho - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Operational momentum (OM) refers to the behavioral tendency to overestimate or
underestimate the results of addition or subtraction, respectively. The cognitive mechanism …
underestimate the results of addition or subtraction, respectively. The cognitive mechanism …
Competing biases in mental arithmetic: When division is more and multiplication is less
S Shaki, MH Fischer - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Mental arithmetic exhibits various biases. Among those is a tendency to overestimate
addition and to underestimate subtraction outcomes. Does such “operational …
addition and to underestimate subtraction outcomes. Does such “operational …
Spatial-numerical consistency impacts on preschoolers' numerical representation: Children can count on both peripersonal and personal space
Although the existence of an association between numbers and space has been largely
documented in educated adults, the origin of this association still remains debated. Recent …
documented in educated adults, the origin of this association still remains debated. Recent …
Anchoring bias in mental arithmetic
S Shaki, MH Fischer - Psychological Research, 2025 - Springer
Mental arithmetic is widely studied, both with symbolic digits and with non-symbolic dot
patterns that require operand estimation. Several studies reported surprising biases in …
patterns that require operand estimation. Several studies reported surprising biases in …
Reading direction and spatial effects in parity and arithmetic tasks
M Azhar, Y Chen, JID Campbell - Psychological Research, 2021 - Springer
This study investigated the relationship between numerical and spatial processing and
reading direction, conducting conceptual replications of the Shaki et al.(Psychonomic …
reading direction, conducting conceptual replications of the Shaki et al.(Psychonomic …
Neurocognitive evidence for spatial contributions to numerical cognition
A Knops - Heterogeneity of function in numerical cognition, 2018 - Elsevier
Numerical cognition is a complex process that involves a variety of cognitive domains. Here,
I delineate the evidence for the idea that spatial processes play a pivotal role during …
I delineate the evidence for the idea that spatial processes play a pivotal role during …