New Evidence on the Causal Relationship between ANS Acuity and Arithmetic Ability in Elementary-School Students: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis

Approximate number system (ANS) acuity and mathematical ability have been found to be closely associated in recent studies. However, whether and how these two measures are causally related still remain less addressed. There are two hypotheses about the possible causal relationship: ANS acuity influe...

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Main Authors: Yunfeng He, Xinlin Zhou, Dexin Shi, Hairong Song, Hui Zhang, Jiannong Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01052/full