Frequency of finger looking during finger counting is related to children's working memory capacities
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2018-07-22Langue de la référence
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Finger counting can be useful in solving arithmetic problems, noticeably because it reduces the working memory demand of mental calculations. However, proprioceptive information might not be sufficient to keep track of the number of fingers raised during problem solving, and visual input may play an important role in this process. The present study was designed to address this question and shows that 8-year-old children look at their fingers in 60% of the trials during finger counting when solving additive problems. Moreover, our results reveal that the frequency of finger looking is negatively correlated with working memory capacities and is higher for more difficult problems. These findings suggest that finger looking is recruited in managing the cognitive demand of the arithmetic task, probably by providing additional external cues to monitor the number of steps that have to be incremented during finger counting.Titre du périodique
Journal of Cognitive PsychologyMaison d’édition
RoutledgePays d'édition
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2044-5911e-ISSN
2044-592XEvaluation par les pairs (peer reviewing)
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30(5-6)Pagination
503-510URL permanente ORFEE
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12162/1789Autre(s) URL(s) permanente(s)
http://doi.org/10.1080/20445911.2018.1502190La publication existe uniquement sous forme électronique
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