The Influence of the Spatial Reference Frame of the Subject and the Object on Spatial-Numerical Association

Abstract

Abstract: The study used Arabic numerals 1 to 9 (except number 5) as the material, and used the numerical size comparison task to explore the influence of the spatial reference frame based on the subject and object on the spatial-numerical association SNARC effect. The results showed that: (1) under the subject-based spatial reference frame, SNARC effects occured in HH and PP conditions; (2) under the object-based spatial reference frame, SNARC effects occured in HH and PP conditions; (3) under the spatial reference frame based on subject and object, there was no SNARC effect on both HP and PH conditions. It indicates that whether or not it is in the spatial reference frame of the subject or the object, the SNARC effect occurs only when the response-based egocentric reference frame and the allocentric reference frame based on the numerical arrangement position are in the same direction.

Key words: spatial reference frame, SNARC effect, subject-based spatial reference frame, object-based spatial reference frame

摘要： 以1 ~ 9除5外的阿拉伯数字为实验材料，采用数字大小判断任务，探讨基于主体和客体的空间参照框架对数字-空间联结SNARC效应的影响。结果发现：（1）在基于主体的空间参照框架下，HH和PP条件出现SNARC效应；（2）在基于客体的空间参照框架下，HH和PP条件也都出现了SNARC效应；（3）在基于主体和客体的空间参照框架下，HP和PH条件都没有出现SNARC效应。说明无论是在主体还是客体的空间参照框架下，只有当基于反应的自我中心参照框架和基于数字排列位置的非自我中心参照框架方向一致时，才会出现SNARC效应。

关键词: 数字-空间联结, SNARC效应, 主体空间参照框架, 客体空间参照框架

CLC Number:

B842

PAN Yun, YANG Yang, ZOU Changlang, CHEN Yan, LONG Nv. The Influence of the Spatial Reference Frame of the Subject and the Object on Spatial-Numerical Association[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2019, 17(5): 613-619.

潘运, 杨阳, 邹昌浪, 陈衍, 龙女. 基于主体和客体的空间参照框架对数字-空间联结的影响[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2019, 17(5): 613-619.

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