Reference : Finger-digit compatibility in Arabic numeral processing

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Neurosciences & behavior
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/16326

Title :	Finger-digit compatibility in Arabic numeral processing
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Di Luca, Samuel [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Education, Culture, Cognition and Society (ECCS) >]
	Granà, Alessia []
	Semenza, Carlo []
	Seron, Xavier []
	Pesenti, Mauro []
Publication date :	Sep-2006
Journal title :	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology
Publisher :	Cambridge University Press
Volume :	59
Issue/season :	9
Pages :	1648-63
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0144-8757
City :	Cambridge
Country :	United Kingdom
Keywords :	[en] Finger Counting ; Numerical Cognition ; SNARC
Abstract :	[en] Finger-digit response compatibility was tested by asking participants to identify Arabic digits by pressing one of ten keys with all ten fingers. The direction of the finger-digit mapping was varied by manipulating the global direction of the hand-digit mapping as well as the direction of the finger-digit mapping within each hand (in each case, from small to large digits, or the reverse). The hypothesis of a left-to-right mental number line predicted that a complete left-to-right mapping should be easier whereas the hypothesis of a representation based on finger counting predicted that a counting-congruent mapping should be easier. The results show that a mapping congruent with the prototypical finger-counting strategy reported by the participants leads to better performance than a mapping congruent with a left-to-right oriented mental number line, and demonstrate that finger-counting strategies clearly influence the way numerical information is mentally represented and processed.
Target :	Researchers
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/16326

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