Spatial representation of magnitude in gorillas and orangutans
Spatial representation of magnitude in gorillas and orangutans
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DOI：
10.1016/j.cognition.2017.07.010
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发表时间：
2017-11-01
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3.4
通讯作者：
Hampton, Robert R.
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作者：
Gazes, Regina Paxton;Diamond, Rachel F. L.;Hampton, Robert R.
人类在心理上是以空间的方式来表示数量的;当处理小数量时，我们对空间的一侧反应更快，而当处理大数量时，我们对空间的另一侧反应更快。我们通过在大猩猩和红毛猩猩中测试这种空间-大小对应关系来确定大小的空间表征是否是灵长类认知的基本特征。受试者在一种情况下选择一对点阵中较大的数量，在另一种情况下选择较小的数量。在幅度范围内比较屏幕左侧和右侧的响应延迟。类人猿显示出对大小的空间表征的证据。虽然所有受试者没有采取相同的方向，猿表现出一致的倾向，个人的空间表征和系统地扭转这些方向，以应对逆转的任务指令。结果表明，空间表示的幅度是遗传古老的，这些表示在人类的方向的一致性可能是文化介导的。(C)2017爱思唯尔B. V.保留所有权利。
Humans mentally represent magnitudes spatially; we respond faster to one side of space when processing small quantities and to the other side of space when processing large quantities. We determined whether spatial representation of magnitude is a fundamental feature of primate cognition by testing for such space-magnitude correspondence in gorillas and orangutans. Subjects picked the larger quantity in a pair of dot arrays in one condition, and the smaller in another. Response latencies to the left and right sides of the screen were compared across the magnitude range. Apes showed evidence of spatial representation of magnitude. While all subjects did not adopt the same orientation, apes showed consistent tendencies for spatial representations within individuals and systematically reversed these orientations in response to reversal of the task instruction. Results suggest that spatial representation of magnitude is phylogenetically ancient and that consistency in the orientation of these representations in humans is likely culturally mediated. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.