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Published on: February 25, 2016
Real models: The limits of behavioural evidence for understanding the ANS
1Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BCV6T 1Z4, Canadaddramkin@psych.ubc.ca darko.odic@psych.ubc.ca.
Abstract:
Clarke and Beck use behavioural evidence to argue that (1) approximate ratio computations are sufficient for claiming that the approximate number system (ANS) represents the rationals, and (2) the ANS does not represent the reals. We argue that pure behaviour is a poor litmus test for this problem, and that we should trust the psychophysical models that place ANS representations within the reals.
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