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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Linguistics
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Reading/writing direction and number word formation influence numerical cognition.
  • Previous research has not systematically evaluated the interaction of these linguistic factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the combined effect of reading direction and number word formation on numerical magnitude comparison.
  • To explore how cultural variations in these language properties impact basic numerical tasks.

Main Methods:

  • A 2x2 factorial design was used, crossing reading direction (left-to-right vs. right-to-left) and number word formation (non-inverted vs. inverted).
  • Participants from English, German, Hebrew, and Arab cultures completed symbolic number magnitude comparison tasks.
  • Within-group comparisons controlled for educational background.

Main Results:

  • The interaction between reading direction and number word formation significantly affected symbolic number magnitude comparison.
  • Participants from cultures with incongruent reading directions and number word orders (German, Hebrew) showed greater unit interference.
  • This interference was observed in place-value integration, indicating challenges in processing numerical magnitude.

Conclusions:

  • Basic cultural differences in numerical cognition are significantly influenced by the interplay of natural language variables.
  • The specific combination of reading direction and number word formation critically shapes numerical processing.
  • Understanding these linguistic influences is crucial for cross-cultural cognitive research.