| Autor: |
Fernando J. Ballesteros, Bartolo Luque, Herminia Filgaira |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
Discover Education, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2731-5525 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s44217-024-00318-0 |
| Popis: |
Abstract The subjective number-space mapping and, especially, its evolution in young children has been the subject of intense controversy among different competing models. Many studies point out that: (i) young children's innate estimates follow a logarithmic mapping (Weber-Fechner law) and (ii) driven by education, children evolve into a linear mapping. In this paper we show, in consonance with other investigations, that innate numerical intuitions of young children are in fact a linear mapping, and not a logarithmic one. We found that young children extrapolate linearly from a reference point. The apparent logarithmic mapping is an artifact produced by placing a huge range of numbers within a small number line. We show how the appearance of the mapping can be modulated by changing the size and contour conditions of the number lines used in experiments. |
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