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Pollmann, Thijs; Jansen, Carel – Cognition, 1996
Analyzed construction of approximative expressions with two numerals in Dutch. Found that choice of number words was not arbitrary and that various kinds of factors are involved. Results suggest that analogue magnitude code is used in estimating and comparing, and human cognition seems to be able to perform simple calculations with quantities,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Dutch, Factor Analysis