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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human Behavior

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  • Accurate real-world estimation is vital for adaptive cognition.
  • Previous research emphasized domain knowledge's role in estimation.
  • The contribution of basic numeric abilities remained largely unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of basic numeric abilities, specifically symbolic-number mapping, in real-world estimation.
  • To determine if symbolic-number mapping influences estimation accuracy independently of domain knowledge.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted involving a country-population estimation task.
  • Participants completed a number-line task to assess symbolic-number mapping.
  • Performance on the number-line task was correlated with estimation accuracy.

Main Results:

  • Better performance on the number-line task was associated with more accurate real-world quantity estimations.
  • Symbolic-number mapping predicted estimation accuracy independently of domain knowledge.
  • The association held true for both small and large number ranges.

Conclusions:

  • Basic numeric abilities, particularly symbolic-number mapping, significantly contribute to real-world estimation.
  • Findings challenge existing theories by highlighting the importance of foundational numerical skills.
  • Results have implications for developing interventions to enhance estimation abilities.