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Numerical intuitions in infancy: Give credit where credit is due

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2017

Sophie Savelkouls  and
Sara Cordes
Sophie Savelkouls
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 savelkou@bc.edu cordess@bc.edu https://www.sophiesavelkouls.com/ https://www2.bc.edu/sara-cordes/lab/
Sara Cordes
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 savelkou@bc.edu cordess@bc.edu https://www.sophiesavelkouls.com/ https://www2.bc.edu/sara-cordes/lab/
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Abstract

Leibovich et al. overlook numerous human infant studies pointing to an early emerging number sense. These studies have carefully manipulated continuous magnitudes in the context of a numerical task revealing that infants can discriminate number when extent is controlled, that infants fail to track extent cues with precision, and that infants find changes in extent less salient than numerical changes.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e189
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