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Relational Priming Based on a Multiplicative Schema for Whole Numbers and Fractions
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DeWolf, Melissa; Son, Ji Y.; Bassok, Miriam; Holyoak, Keith J. – Cognitive Science, 2017
Why might it be (at least sometimes) beneficial for adults to process fractions componentially? Recent research has shown that college-educated adults can capitalize on the bipartite structure of the fraction notation, performing more successfully with fractions than with decimals in relational tasks, notably analogical reasoning. This study…
Descriptors: Priming, Multiplication, Number Concepts, Fractions