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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Spatial Cognition

Background:

  • Linear order reasoning tasks often suggest analogue representations of mental models.
  • Previous research lacked direct evidence for spatial processes in constructing these models.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide empirical evidence for the role of spatial processes in linear order reasoning.
  • To investigate the influence of reading habits on spatial simulation in mental models.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted seven experiments involving linear order reasoning tasks.
  • Assessed response times to queries on different pair widths (e.g., AD vs. AB).
  • Examined the effect of element presentation (left/top vs. right/bottom) and participant background (e.g., Farsi readers).

Main Results:

  • Participants responded faster to queries on wider pairs (e.g., AD) than narrower pairs (e.g., AB).
  • A left-anchoring tendency was observed, with quicker responses when dominant elements were presented on the left or top.
  • This left-anchoring effect reversed for participants with a Farsi background, who read right-to-left.

Conclusions:

  • Acquired reading/writing habits scaffold spatial simulation in linear order reasoning.
  • A theoretical model integrating reading habits and spatial simulation explains primacy/dominance effects.
  • Findings support the role of embodied cognition and reading direction in abstract reasoning.