ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Modeling the Left Digit Effect in Number Line Estimation

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Cognitive Science

  • Andrea Patalano
    Wesleyan University
  • Kelsey Kayton
    Ohio University
  • Hilary Barth
    Wesleyan University

Abstract

We collected placements from 60 adults on a 0-100 bounded number line estimation task. We compared the fit of a cyclical power model with two modified models we developed to accommodate a left digit bias on the task. The modified models better fit the data and offer new insights.

Cognitive Processes