Why count stuff? Young preschoolers do not use number for measurement in continuous dimensions

Developmental Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 456-462

  Huntley Fenner, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035539276     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00187     Document Type: Article

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