The numerator bias exists in millions of real-world comparisons
Fractions are crucial, from math and science education to daily activities, but they are hard. A puzzling aspect of fractions is that people over-rely on the numerator when comparing a pair of fractions. Previous work has considered this numerator bias mostly as a reasoning mishap. Still, in a vast...
Main Authors: | Santiago Alonso-Díaz, Gabriel I. Penagos-Londoño |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-02-01
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Series: | Acta Psychologica |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691820305722 |
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