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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]
