在十进制比较中,竞争的数值大小代码:整数和理数距离都影响性能
Miriam Rosenberg-Lee1, Sashank Varma2, Michael W Cole3
1Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Newark, USA.
Cognition
|October 7, 2023
概括
比较小数点很棘手,因为更少的数字可能意味着更大的数字. 这项研究表明,数字数量和整数大小都会干扰小数比较,对各个人的数学成绩产生同等影响.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 数字认知 数字认知
- 教育心理学教育心理学
背景情况:
- 整数:数字的数量可靠地表示大小.
- 十进制数字:较少的数字可以表示较大的数字 (例如,0.8 > 0.27).
- 不一致的十进制对 (较大的数字有较少的数字) 比一致的对更难比较.
研究的目的:
- 调查十进制比较困难的两个解释:字符串长度一致性和语义干扰.
- 测试语义干扰账户的预测,即更大的整数距离增加了不一致的小数点的难度.
- 检查整数大小干扰与数学成绩之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 与大学生进行的两项实验 (N=136人).
- 参与者比较了小数点数,包括一致和不一致的对.
- 测量精度和响应时间,分析数字长度和整数大小的影响.
主要成果:
- 证实了主要的一致性效应,在小数点比较中显示了字符串长度效应.
- 发现整数距离干扰处理冲突的小数,支持语义干扰.
- 对字符串长度和语义干扰的证据支持语义干扰的说法.
结论:
- 十进制比较的困难源于多个相互竞争的数字代码.
- 整数大小干扰对个体的影响是相似的,不管他们的数学成就水平如何.
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