A short note on number preference

Nicolas Gauvrit (1) , Jean-Paul Delahaye (2)

1 LDAR (EA_4434) - Laboratoire de Didactique André Revuz
2 RNSC - Réseau National des Systèmes Complexes

Subjects usually show a preference for number 7 above any other in the bracket 0-9, at least in Europe and the USA. Two explanations (a cognitive one, and a cultural one) have been put forward as a bases for this "seven phenomenon". Here we advocate for a "reconciliation" between these two theories.

Mots clés: number preference; seven phenomenon

Domaines: Psychologie

Nicolas Gauvrit, Jean-Paul Delahaye. A short note on number preference. 2011. ⟨hal-00572752⟩