title: Unlimited capacity parallel quantity comparison of multiple integers.
abstract: Research has shown that integer comparison is quick and efficient. This efficiency may be a function of the structure of the integer comparison system. The present study tests whether integers are compared with an unlimited capacity system or a limited capacity system. We tested these models using a visual search task with time delimitation. The data from Experiments 1 and 2 indicate that integers are encoded, identified, and compared within an unlimited capacity system. The data from Experiment 3 indicate that 2nd-order magnitude comparisons are processed with a highly efficient limited capacity system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina Wilmington.
authors.forename: Daryn R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Blanc-Goldhammer
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina Wilmington.
authors.forename: Dale J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology