Description
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.
Table of Contents
Part INumber and Magnitude in Non-Human AnimalsChapter 1 - At the Root of Math: Numerical Abilities in FishChristian Agrillo, Maria Elena Miletto Petrazzini, and Angelo BisazzaChapter 2 - Foundations of Number and Space Representations in Non-Human SpeciesGiorgio VallortigaraChapter 3 - Numerical Concepts: Grey Parrot CapacitiesIrene M. PepperbergChapter 4 - Numerical Cognition and Quantitative Abilities in Nonhuman PrimatesMichael J. Beran, Audrey E. Parrish, and Theodore A. EvansPart IINumber and Magnitude in Infants and Young ChildrenChapter 5 - Evolutionary and Developmental Continuities in Numerical CognitionAriel Starr and Elizabeth M. BrannonChapter 6 - On the Relation Between Numerical and Non-Numerical Magnitudes: Evidence for a General Magnitude SystemStella F. LourencoChapter 7 - Foundations of the Formal Number Concept: How Preverbal Mechanisms Contribute to the Development of Cardinal KnowledgeKristy vanMarleChapter 8 - Intuitive Non-Symbolic ArithmeticKoleen McCrinkChapter 9 - Analog Origins of Numerical ConceptsJessica F. CantlonChapter 10 - The Small-Large Divide: A Case of Incompatible Numerical Representations in InfancyTasha Posid and Sara CordesChapter 11 - The Influence of Multisensory Cues on Representation of Quantity in ChildrenJoseph M. Baker and Kerry E. JordanPart IIINumber Judgments: Theoretical Perspectives and Evolutionary FoundationsChapter 12 - The Precision and Internal Confidence of our Approximate Number ThoughtsJustin Halberda and Darko OdicChapter 13 - The Evolution of Number SystemsDavid C. Geary, Daniel B. Berch, and Kathleen Mann Koepke
