The Who Has More task showed moderate test-retest reliability (r = .46) in preschoolers, and the authors call for more stable ANS measures for this age¶
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q3 i3 Pearson correlation between w at S2 and S5 was r(38) = .46, p < .001, which the authors say indicates a need to improve the stability of this ANS acuity measure in young children. → Shusterman Anna 2016
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Shusterman Anna 2016¶
Shusterman Anna, Slusser Emily, Halberda Justin, Odic Darko. (2016). Acquisition of the Cardinal Principle Coincides with Improvement in Approximate Number System Acuity in Preschoolers. PLoS ONE 11(4): e0153072. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153072
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Test-retest reliability of the Panamath-based Who Has More task across roughly three months in the longitudinal sample (r = .46, a moderate correlation). The authors note measurement noise would limit detection of acuity effects and call for implicit measures such as ERP, NIRS, or eye-tracking for this age group.
"The Pearson correlation between w at S2 and S5, based on this task, was r(38) = .46, p < .001."
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The Who Has More task showed moderate test-retest reliability (r = .46) in preschoolers, and the authors call for more stable ANS measures for this age |
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The Who Has More task showed moderate test-retest reliability (r = .46) in preschoolers, and the authors call for more stable ANS measures for this age |
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