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Measuring Attentional Biases for Threat in Children and Adults
Published on: October 19, 2014
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A novel task for measuring numerical bias among adults.
Shachar Hochman1, Mattan S Ben-Shachar2, Roi Cohen Kadosh3
1Department of Psychology and the Zelman Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel; School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.
Cognition
|January 10, 2026
Summary
We developed the Congruent Learning-Incongruent Probe (CLIP) task to measure numerical bias. Higher numerical bias in adults correlates with stronger math skills and impacts cognitive control.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Numerical bias is the tendency to favor numerical over non-numerical information.
- Understanding individual differences in numerical bias is crucial for cognitive research.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce and validate the Congruent Learning-Incongruent Probe (CLIP) task for measuring numerical bias in adults.
- Investigate the relationship between numerical bias, mathematical abilities, and executive functions.
Main Methods:
- Developed the CLIP task, a computerized paradigm using congruent and incongruent digit stimuli.
- Administered the CLIP task to 129 adults over multiple days.
- Utilized drift-diffusion modeling and a numerical Stroop task for analysis and validation.
Main Results:
- The CLIP task reliably measured individual differences in numerical bias.
- Higher numerical bias positively correlated with math fluency and quantitative reasoning.
- Stronger numerical bias was associated with greater interference and facilitation effects in the numerical Stroop task.
Conclusions:
- The CLIP task is a validated tool for assessing numerical bias in adults.
- Individual variability in spontaneous numerical processing influences cognitive control and executive function.
- Findings illuminate the interaction between domain-specific biases and executive functions.
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