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Numerical cognition: Unitary or diversified system(s)?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2021

Avishai Henik Open the ORCID record for Avishai Henik [Opens in a new window] ,
Moti Salti ,
Aviv Avitan ,
Elad Oz-Cohen ,
Yoel Shilat  and
H. Moriah Sokolowski
Avishai Henik
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel 8510501. henik@bgu.ac.il avav@post.bgu.ac.il eladoz@post.bgu.ac.il yoel.shilat@gmail.com http://www.bgu.ac.il/~henik
Moti Salti
Affiliation:
Brain Imaging Research Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel 8510501. motisalti@gmail.com
Aviv Avitan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel 8510501. henik@bgu.ac.il avav@post.bgu.ac.il eladoz@post.bgu.ac.il yoel.shilat@gmail.com http://www.bgu.ac.il/~henik
Elad Oz-Cohen
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel 8510501. henik@bgu.ac.il avav@post.bgu.ac.il eladoz@post.bgu.ac.il yoel.shilat@gmail.com http://www.bgu.ac.il/~henik
Yoel Shilat
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel 8510501. henik@bgu.ac.il avav@post.bgu.ac.il eladoz@post.bgu.ac.il yoel.shilat@gmail.com http://www.bgu.ac.il/~henik
H. Moriah Sokolowski
Affiliation:
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Hospital, North York, ON M6A 2E1, Canada. h.moriah.sokolowski@gmail.com
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Abstract

Many researchers, including Clarke and Beck, describe the human numerical system as unitary. We offer an alternative view – the coexistence of several systems; namely, multiple systems (general magnitude, parallel individuation, and symbolic) existing in parallel, ready to be activated depending on the task/need. Based on this alternative view, we present an account for the representation of rational numbers.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e191
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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