Semantic processing of Arabic, Kanji, and Kana numbers: Evidence from interference in physical and numerical size judgments

Ito, Yasuhiro; Hatta, Takeshi

doi:10.3758/bf03194394

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“…Thus, we evaluated the distance effect by a regression analysis (see Gevers et al, in press). Many previous studies have shown the distance effect, which refers to the finding that RT decreases as numerical distance increases (e.g., Dehaene, 1989;Ito & Hatta, 2003;Marks, 1972;Moyer & Landauer, 1967). It has been considered that the distance effect depends on the quantitative representation.…”

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Spatial structure of quantitative representation of numbers: Evidence from the SNARC effect

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Dehaene, Bossini, and Giraux (1993) revealed that subjects responded to large numbers faster with the choice on the right than with the choice on the left, whereas the reverse held true for small numbers (SNARC effect). According to Dehaene et al. (1993), the SNARC effect depends on the quantitative representation of number, such as a left-to-right-oriented analog number line. The main goal of the present study was twofold: first, to investigate whether the vertical SNARC effect could be observed, and, second, to verify whether Dehaene et al.'s (1993) explanation of the SNARC effect is correct. Experiments 2A and 2B showed the vertical SNARC effect in a parity judgment task. Subjects responded to large numbers faster with the top choice than with the bottom choice, whereas the reverse held true for small numbers. However, Experiment 3 failed to show the SNARC effect in a number magnitude judgment task, suggesting that the quantitative representation could be dissociated from the spatial code that produces the SNARC effect.

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“…The difference between these two numeral systems raises the interesting question of how the mind represents different symbol formats. For example, it has been reported behaviorally that Arabic digits should have an advantage over number words in semantic tasks (Damian, 2004;Ito & Hatta, 2003). However, it is still unknown at what stage does this advantage occur?…”

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“…For instance, the most robust finding in the field of numerical cognition is that Arabic digits can be processed faster than other types of numerals in semantic tasks (Cohen Kadosh et al, 2008;Damian, 2004;Dehaene & Akhavein, 1995;Henik & Tzelgov, 1982;Ito & Hatta, 2003). The effects of notation were taken to indicate faster access to numerical knowledge from Arabic digits, but slower access from other types of numerals.…”

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Effects of symbol type and numerical distance on the human event-related potential

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Neuropsychologia

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a b s t r a c tThis study investigated the influence of the symbol type and numerical distance of numbers on the amplitudes and peak latencies of event-related potentials (ERPs). Our aim was to (1) determine the point in time of magnitude information access in visual number processing; and (2) identify at what stage the advantage of Arabic digits over Chinese verbal numbers occur. ERPs were recorded from 64 scalp sites while subjects (n = 26) performed a classification task. Results showed that larger ERP amplitudes were elicited by numbers with distance-close condition in comparison to distance-far condition in the VPP component over centro-frontal sites. Furthermore, the VPP latency varied as a function of the symbol type, but the N170 did not. Such results demonstrate that magnitude information access takes place as early as 150 ms after onset of visual number stimuli and the advantage of Arabic digits over verbal numbers should be localized to the VPP component. We establish the VPP component as a critical ERP component to report in studies of numerical cognition and our results call into question the N170/VPP association hypothesis and the serial-stage model of visual number comparison processing.

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“…The size congruity effect has been consistently observed for the ideographic, Arabic numerals (Besner & Coltheart, 1979;Foltz et al, 1984;Henik & Tzelgov, 1982;Ito & Hatta, 2003;Vaid, 1985), but it has not always been found for number names (Besner & Coltheart, 1979;Vaid, 1985). Moreover, the differences between number formats were extended to the Japanese writing system, where the ideographic kanji script yielded a pattern similar to the one found for Arabic numerals, and the nonideographic kana script was processed similarly to English number names (Takahashi & Green, 1983; see also Ito & Hatta, 2003).…”

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“…Previous studies have suggested that these various visual formats are processed differently (Besner & Coltheart, 1979;Dehaene, Bossini, & Giraux, 1993;Fias, Reynvoet, & Brysbaert, 2001;Foltz, Poltrock, & Potts, 1984;Ischebeck, 2003;Ito & Hatta, 2003;Takahashi & Green, 1983;Vaid, 1985). The present study explores further the processing pathways originating from different number notations by taking advantage of a unique number notation system that exists in Hebrew, which can provide further insights into the processes underlying numerical cognition and visual word recognition.…”

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Flexible mental processes in numerical size judgments: The case of hebrew letters that are used to convey numbers

Razpurker‐Apfeld

Koriat

2006

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

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Semantic processing of Arabic, Kanji, and Kana numbers: Evidence from interference in physical and numerical size judgments

Cited by 48 publications

References 60 publications

Spatial structure of quantitative representation of numbers: Evidence from the SNARC effect

Spatial structure of quantitative representation of numbers: Evidence from the SNARC effect

Effects of symbol type and numerical distance on the human event-related potential

Flexible mental processes in numerical size judgments: The case of hebrew letters that are used to convey numbers

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