Thinking out of the box on the symbol-grounding problem: Not cardinality but ordinality and the link with calculation! Cause or consequence? KU Leuven
For many daily life activities we rely on calculation and insight in mathematical relations. Many factors contribute to the math achievement level of an individual, one of them being efficient symbolic number (i.e. digits and verbal number words) processing. Despite the importance of symbolic number processing for math achievement, it is yet unclear how we acquire the meaning of symbols. The most popular account states that numerical symbols ...