Visual sense of number vs. sense of magnitude in humans and machines

A Visual Sense of Number

Evidence exists for a nonverbal capacity for the apprehension of number, in humans [1] (including infants [2, 3]) and in other primates [4-6]. Here, we show that perceived numerosity is susceptible to adaptation, like primary visual properties of a scene, such as color, contrast, size, and speed. Apparent numerosity was decreased by adaptation to large numbers of dots and increased by adaptatio...

an investigation into elt teachers’ sense of self-efficacy in teaching reading comprehension and their personality types

as far as bandura’s (1977) conceptualization of the sense of self-efficacy is concerned, it is argued to be context- and even task-specific, compared to other concepts like self-esteem (brown, 2000); therefore, upon the previous research studies, related theories and definitions, and the ideas and views obtained from the interviews conducted with the scholars, the current research study aimed a...

Commentary: From ‘sense of number’ to ‘sense of magnitude’ – The role of continuous magnitudes in numerical cognition

Commentary: From ‘sense of number’ to ‘sense of magnitude’ – The role of continuous magnitudes in numerical cognition

Citation: Kramer P and Bressan P (2017) Commentary: From 'sense of number' to 'sense of magnitude' – The role of continuous magnitudes in numerical cognition. Unlike abstract ones in mathematics, concrete sets of elements in the real world have continuous physical properties, such as overall area and density. The dominant view has it that humans can estimate the discrete numerosities of such se...

the role of visual aids and translation in teaching vocabulary in est

the present study investigated the effect of the two vocabulary teaching techniques in est, namely the use of translation and the use of visual aids as two separate vocabulary teaching techniques. to answer the question of the study, a pretest (michigan test) was administered to the 58 randomly selected est students at khajeh nasiredin tusi university, faculty of mechanics. after the homogeneit...