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shape coding

shape coding Shape coding is a visual processing mechanism that represents the overall form or pattern of items, helping people quickly estimate small numbers by matching what they see to familiar shape-like arrangements.

Shape coding is a visual processing mechanism that represents the overall form or pattern of items, helping people quickly estimate small numbers by matching what they see to familiar shape-like arrangements. In this context, it refers to how the organization of elements into simple shapes can support numerosity judgments.

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Drafting source: Gheorghiu Elena; Goldschmitt Dirk. Spatial and chromatic properties of numerosity estimation in isolation and context. 2022; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0274564; article XML SHA-256 09c9d2b0e94699118c7193bb622d7cc3001c7da0401371a4fc462ca89cd814a6. “Spatial and chromatic properties of numerosity estimation in isolation and context” (10.1371/journal.pone.0274564).
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