Mental Manipulation of Arithmetic Symbols.

Gonzalez, Esther G.; Kolers, Paul A.

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ERIC Number: EJ270610

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982-Jul

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Mental Manipulation of Arithmetic Symbols.

Gonzalez, Esther G.; Kolers, Paul A.

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, v8 n4 p308-19 Jul 1982

A choice reaction time experiment tested the idea that the operations performed on symbols from different notational systems depend, not only on the interpretation of the symbols, but also on the symbol's notational characteristics or the ways in which they map the world. (Author)

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Numbers, Reaction Time, Recognition (Psychology), Symbols (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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