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Controlling for continuous variables is not futile: What we can learn about number representation despite imperfect control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2017

Kristy vanMarle
Kristy vanMarle*
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Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri–Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211vanmarlek@missouri.eduhttp://faculty.missouri.edu/vanmarlek/DCL/vanmarle.html
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Abstract

Leibovich et al. argue that because it is impossible to isolate numerosity in a stimulus set, attempts to show that number is processed independently of continuous magnitudes are necessarily in vain. I propose that through clever design and manipulation of confounding variables, we can gain deep insight into number representation and its relationship to the representation of other magnitudes.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e193
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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