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I think that's part of it to be sure. However I can readily account nine items versus ten items depending on how they are organized. We are counting when we a
by wavefunction 5y ago
I think that's part of it to be sure. However I can readily account nine items versus ten items depending on how they are organized. We are counting when we are enumerating, however that occurs in man, bird or bee it seems to me.
- uuddlrlr 5y agoThere's a term for it but I can't easily find it. https://neurosciencenews.com/neuron-counting-9898/ https://neurosciencenews.com/neuron-counting-9898/ This article goes into it and mentions "numerical distance effect", which looks appropriate but not what I remember. I did learn that people who play first person shooters can usually recognize more objects at once instantly; 6 or 7 instead of a more typical 4 or 5, if I recall correctly. They used number of grapes in a hand to measure.