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      Reading habits for both words and numbers contribute to the SNARC effect

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      Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
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          Abstract

          This study compared the spatial representation of numbers in three groups of adults: Canadians, who read both English words and Arabic numbers from left to right; Palestinians, who read Arabic words and Arabic-Indic numbers from right to left; and Israelis, who read Hebrew words from right to left but Arabic numbers from left to right. Canadians associated small numbers with left and large numbers with right space (the SNARC effect), Palestinians showed the reverse association, and Israelis had no reliable spatial association for numbers. These results suggest that reading habits for both words and numbers contribute to the spatial representation of numbers.

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              This study explored the contribution of finger counting habits to the association of numbers with space (the SNARC effect). First, a questionnaire study indicated that two-thirds of 445 adults started counting on their left hand, regardless of their handedness. Secondly, a group of 53 "left-starters" but not a group of 47 "right-starters" showed a SNARC effect in a parity task. A significant difference in the strength of the effect between groups suggests that finger counting habits indeed contribute to the association between numbers and space in adults.
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                Journal
                Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
                Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
                Springer Science and Business Media LLC
                1069-9384
                1531-5320
                April 2009
                April 2009
                : 16
                : 2
                : 328-331
                Article
                10.3758/PBR.16.2.328
                19293102
                10c5a89d-f024-481c-8037-f3e23e6cc62f
                © 2009

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