Grounding mathematics in an integrated conceptual structure, part I: experimental evidence that grounded rules support transfer that formal rules do not

Mathematics relies on formal systems of rules that can be treated in isolation or grounded in a conceptual system that provides meaning for the relationships the rules express. Here, we show how the conceptual system provided by the unit circle, a visuospatial structure that provides a meaning for f...

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Main Authors: Kevin W. Mickey, James L. McClelland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1507670/full
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