TY - JOUR
T1 - Reading habits for both words and numbers contribute to the SNARC effect
AU - Shaki, Samuel
AU - Fischer, Martin H.
AU - Petrusic, William M.
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - This study compared the spatial representation of numbers in three groups of adults: Canadians, who read both English words and Arabic numbers from left to right; Palestinians, who read Arabic words and Arabic-Indic numbers from right to left.; and Israelis, who read Hebrew words from right to left but Arabic numbers from left to right. Canadians associated small numbers with left and large numbers with right space (the SNARC effect), Palestinians showed the reverse association, and Israelis had no reliable spatial association for numbers. These results suggest that reading habits for both words and numbers contribute to the spatial representation of numbers.
AB - This study compared the spatial representation of numbers in three groups of adults: Canadians, who read both English words and Arabic numbers from left to right; Palestinians, who read Arabic words and Arabic-Indic numbers from right to left.; and Israelis, who read Hebrew words from right to left but Arabic numbers from left to right. Canadians associated small numbers with left and large numbers with right space (the SNARC effect), Palestinians showed the reverse association, and Israelis had no reliable spatial association for numbers. These results suggest that reading habits for both words and numbers contribute to the spatial representation of numbers.
U2 - 10.3758/PBR.16.2.328
DO - 10.3758/PBR.16.2.328
M3 - Article
C2 - 19293102
SN - 1069-9384
VL - 16
SP - 328
EP - 331
JO - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
JF - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
IS - 2
ER -