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| Autor/inn/en | Dietrich, Julia F.; Huber, Stefan; Moeller, Korbinian; Klein, Elise |
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| Titel | The influence of math anxiety on symbolic and non-symbolic magnitude processing. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Der Einfluss von Mathematikangst auf symbolische und nichtsymbolische Größenverarbeitung. |
| Quelle | In: Frontiers in psychology, (2015) 6, 10 S.
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 1664-1078 |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01621 |
| Schlagwörter | Angst; Wahrnehmung; Mathematik; Mathematische Kompetenz; Menge (Math); Schätzung; Risikofaktor |
| Abstract | Investigated whether there is an association between math anxiety and acuity of the approximate number system (ANS). The present study with 61 participants (college students with a mean age of 25 years) employed both a symbolic number comparison task and a nonsymbolic dot comparison task, which is currently the standard task to assess ANS acuity. Mathematics anxiety was assessed with the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS). Results replicate previous findings regarding the association between math anxiety and the symbolic distance effect for response times. High math-anxious individuals showed a larger distance effect than less math-anxious individuals. However, findings revealed no association between math anxiety and ANS acuity assessed using a nonsymbolic dot comparison task. It is concluded that findings did not provide evidence for the hypothesis that a deficient ANS underlies math anxiety, and that therefore, a deficient ANS does not constitute a risk factor for the development of math anxiety. Moreover, it is argued that previous interpretations regarding the interaction of math anxiety and the symbolic distance effect have to be updated. Further, it is suggested that impaired number comparison processes in highly math-anxious individuals might account for the results, rather than deficient ANS representations. Finally, it is argued that impaired number comparison processes might constitute a risk factor for the development of math anxiety. Implications for current models regarding the origins of math anxiety are discussed. (ZPID). |
| Erfasst von | Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier |
| Update | 2026/3 |
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