Developmental change in the acuity of approximate number and area representations

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1103-1112

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

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Approximate number system; Area; Development; Number; Quantification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VISION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84882624682     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029472     Document Type: Article

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