Evolutionary Origins and Early Development of Number Processing

The first volume in this ground-breaking series focuses on the origins and early development of numerical cognition in non-human primates, lower vertebrates, human infants, and preschool children. The text will help readers understand the nature and complexity of these foundational quantitative concepts and skills along with evolutionary precursors and early developmental trajectories. Brings together and focuses the efforts and research of multiple disciplines working in math cognition.The contributors bring vast knowledge and experience to bear on resolving extant substantive and methodological challenges to help advance the field of basic number processing.Introductory sections and summaries will be included to provide background for non-specialist readers. INDICE: 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 Precocial 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 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 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 Chapter 12 - What is a Weber Fraction? Justin Halberda Chapter 13 - Multiple Evolved Functions of Systems for Number and Magnitude David C. Geary, Daniel B. Berch, and Kathleen Mann Koepke

• ISBN: 978-0-12-420133-0
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 366
• Fecha Publicación: 15/12/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés