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Timers from birth: Early timing abilities exceed limits of the temporal updating system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2019

Karina Hamamouche Open the ORCID record for Karina Hamamouche [Opens in a new window]
Karina Hamamouche*
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Department of Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA02467. hamamouc@bc.edu
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Abstract

Hoerl & McCormack argue that children are incapable of reasoning about time until age 5. However, their dual timing perspective does not address non-symbolic timing, or timing in the absence of symbols/language. Given substantial evidence that infants and children are capable of non-symbolic timing, I argue that infants and children are well-tuned timers prior to age 5.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e253
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