Inhibition does not uniquely predict arithmetic fact retrieval above numerical magnitude processing¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2016 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Inhibition skills did not significantly predict arithmetic fact retrieval in a simultaneous regression controlling for numerical magnitude processing, intellectual ability and motor reaction time. → Bellon E 2016

Evidence¶

Bellon E 2016¶

Bellon E, Fias W and De Smedt B (2016) Are Individual Differences in Arithmetic Fact Retrieval in Children Related to Inhibition? Front. Psychol. 7:825. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00825

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Simultaneous regression in 86 third graders with all predictors and confounds entered; Bayes factors (0.35 numerical stroop, 0.76 non-numerical stroop) indicated data were more likely under a model with no inhibition effect.

"Inhibition skills did not significantly predict arithmetic fact retrieval above numerical magnitude processing ( ps > 0.05)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Arithmetic Fact Retrieval — outcome: instruction changes it
• Number Sense — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

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