The Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Response Verification in Mathematical Tasks

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dc.contributorWind, Stefanie
dc.contributorScofield, Jason
dc.contributorSuarez-Pellicioni, SuaRrena
dc.contributorCheimariou, Spyridoula
dc.contributor.advisorSoylu, Firat
dc.contributor.authorRivera, Brian
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-04T20:16:43Z
dc.date.available2022-02-04T20:16:43Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractA crucial skill underlying all facets of arithmetic knowledge is the ability to distinguish correct solutions from incorrect ones. For this reason, arithmetic verification tasks have been widely used to study numerical cognition. The experimental manipulation of problems and solutions using this experimental paradigm allows to probe the mechanisms participants use to solve these arithmetic problems. Results have reliably shown that verification of correct arithmetic solutions engages different cognitive processes than verification of incorrect solutions. Given how fundamental distinguishing between correct and incorrect arithmetic solutions is for mathematical development, understanding the neurocognitive processes involved in arithmetic verification can also help better understand why fractions are notoriously difficult to learn. Using behavioral, electrophysiological, and neuroimaging techniques, this dissertation aims to extend the current understanding of arithmetic and fraction processing by (a) showing how fraction processing shares similar neurocognitive mechanisms as arithmetic processing, (b) illustrating how fraction components can facilitate or interfere with magnitude verification, and (c) describing the neural correlates of arithmetic verification. The findings from three studies using the arithmetic verification paradigm are integrated under a predictive processing framework which grounds arithmetic verification in a neurobiological plausible functioning of the nervous system and provides a foundation for future work.en_US
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dc.identifier.otherhttp://purl.lib.ua.edu/181741
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0004031
dc.identifier.otherRivera_alatus_0004D_14689
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/8306
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
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dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectArithmetic Verification
dc.subjectEEG
dc.subjectfMRI
dc.subjectFractions
dc.subjectNumerical cognition
dc.subjectPredictive Processing
dc.titleThe Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Response Verification in Mathematical Tasksen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling
etdms.degree.disciplineCognitive psychology
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.

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