Preschool acuity of the approximate number system correlates with school math ability

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1292-1300

  Libertus, Melissa E ^a   Feigenson, Lisa ^a   Halberda, Justin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LINEAR MODELS; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 80052848320     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01080.x     Document Type: Article

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