Not so rational: A more natural way to understand the ANS. (15th December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hecht, Eli; Mills, Tracey; Shin, Steven; Phillips, Jonathan
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 44(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-12-15
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X21001187
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: In contrast to Clarke and Beck's claim that that the approximate number system (ANS) represents rational numbers, we argue for a more modest alternative: The ANS represents natural numbers, and there are separate, non-numeric processes that can be used to represent ratios across a wide range of domains, including natural numbers.