The approximate number system is not predictive for symbolic number processing in kindergarteners

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 271-280

  Sasanguie, Delphine ^a   Defever, Emmy ^a   Maertens, Bieke ^a   Reynvoet, Bert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Approximate number system; Comparison; Number processing development; Representation; Symbols

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; SYMBOLISM;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 84893693828     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2013.803581     Document Type: Article

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