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Evolutionary Origins and Early Development of Number Processing

Research-based reference focused on the origins and early development of numerical cognition in non-human primates, lower vertebrates, human infants, and preschool children.

David C. Geary (Edited by), Daniel B. Berch (Edited by), Kathleen Mann Koepke (Edited by)

9780124201330

Hardback, published 7 November 2014

400 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.6 cm, 0.81 kg

"...this and forthcoming companion volumes in the series should prove to be of particular interest to a diverse audience of students, researchers, and educators across domains both within and beyond the boundaries of psychological thought." --PsycCRITIQUES

Approx.376 pages

Part I

Number and Magnitude in Non-Human Animals

 

Chapter 1 - At the Root of Math: Numerical Abilities in Fish

Christian Agrillo, Maria Elena Miletto Petrazzini, and Angelo Bisazza

Chapter 2 - Foundations of Number and Space Representations in Non-Human Species

Giorgio Vallortigara

Chapter 3 - Numerical Concepts: Grey Parrot Capacities

Irene M. Pepperberg

Chapter 4 - Numerical Cognition and Quantitative Abilities in Nonhuman Primates

Michael J. Beran, Audrey E. Parrish, and Theodore A. Evans

Part II

Number and Magnitude in Infants and Young Children

Chapter 5 - Evolutionary and Developmental Continuities in Numerical Cognition

Ariel Starr and Elizabeth M. Brannon

Chapter 6 - On the Relation Between Numerical and Non-Numerical Magnitudes: Evidence for a General Magnitude System

Stella F. Lourenco

Chapter 7 - Foundations of the Formal Number Concept: How Preverbal Mechanisms Contribute to the Development of Cardinal Knowledge

Kristy vanMarle

Chapter 8 - Intuitive Non-Symbolic Arithmetic

Koleen McCrink

Chapter 9 - Analog Origins of Numerical Concepts

Jessica F. Cantlon

Chapter 10 - The Small-Large Divide: A Case of Incompatible Numerical Representations in Infancy

Tasha Posid and Sara Cordes

Chapter 11 - The Influence of Multisensory Cues on Representation of Quantity in Children

Joseph M. Baker and Kerry E. Jordan

Part III

Number Judgments: Theoretical Perspectives and Evolutionary Foundations

Chapter 12 - The Precision and Internal Confidence of our Approximate Number Thoughts

Justin Halberda and Darko Odic

Chapter 13 - The Evolution of Number Systems

David C. Geary, Daniel B. Berch, and Kathleen Mann Koepke

Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Educational psychology [JNC], Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR]

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