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Are they equivalent? An examination of task variants of approximate number comparison.
Mou, Yi; Xiao, Huilan; Zhang, Bo; Jiang, Yingying; Wang, Xuqing.
Affiliation
  • Mou Y; Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. mouyi5@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
  • Xiao H; Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Zhang B; School of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.
  • Jiang Y; School of Educational Science, Sichuan Minzu College, Kangding, China.
  • Wang X; Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Behav Res Methods ; 2023 Sep 11.
Article de En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37697207
ABSTRACT
Nonverbal numerical ability supports individuals' numerical information processing in everyday life and is also correlated with their learning of mathematics. This ability is typically measured with an approximate number comparison paradigm, in which participants are presented with two sets of objects and instructed to choose the numerically larger set. This paradigm has multiple task variants, where the two sets are presented in different ways (e.g., two sets are presented either simultaneously or sequentially, or two sets are presented either intermixed or separately). Despite the fact that different task variants have often been used interchangeably, it remains unclear whether these variants measure the same aspects of nonverbal numerical ability. Using a latent variable modeling approach with 270 participants (Mage = 20.75 years, SDage = 2.03, 94 males), this study examined the degree to which three commonly used task variants tapped into the same construct. The results showed that a bi-factor model corresponding to the hypothesis that task variants had both commonalities and uniqueness was a better fit for the data than a single-factor model, corresponding to the hypothesis that task variants were construct equivalent. These findings suggested that task variants of approximate number comparison did not measure the same construct and cannot be used interchangeably. This study also quantified the extent to which general cognitive abilities were involved in both common and unique parts of these task variants.
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Texte intégral: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Base de données: MEDLINE Type d'étude: Prognostic_studies Langue: En Journal: Behav Res Methods Sujet du journal: CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO Année: 2023 Type de document: Article Pays d'affiliation: Chine

Texte intégral: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Base de données: MEDLINE Type d'étude: Prognostic_studies Langue: En Journal: Behav Res Methods Sujet du journal: CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO Année: 2023 Type de document: Article Pays d'affiliation: Chine