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How not to develop a sense of number

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2017

John E. Opfer  and
Koleen McCrink
John E. Opfer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 opfer.7@osu.edu http://developmentalcognitivescience.org
Koleen McCrink
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 kmccrink@barnard.edu https://psychology.barnard.edu/profiles/koleen-mccrink
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Abstract

The authors rightly point to the theoretical importance of interactions of space and number through the life span, yet propose a theory with several weaknesses. In addition to proclaiming itself unfalsifiable, its stage-like format and emphasis on the role of selective attention are at odds with what is known about the development of spatial-numerical associations in infancy.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e184
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