Strong causal claims require strong evidence: A commentary on Wang and colleagues
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- 作者：Rebecca Merkley ; Anna A. Matejko ; Daniel Ansari ; daniel.ansari@uwo.ca" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Approximate number system ; Symbolic number ; Children ; Training ; Causality ; Intervention
- 刊名：Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：153
- 期：Complete
- 页码：163-167
- 全文大小：224 K
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We critically review the findings by Wang et al. (2016).
We point out design limitations that undermine the causal claims made.
We emphasize the need to measure change in performance to test causality.
Future directions for research on the causal relationship between the ‘ANS’ and math are outlined.