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Set representations required for the acquisition of the “natural number” concept

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2008

Justin Halberda  and
Lisa Feigenson
Justin Halberda
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218Halberda@jhu.eduhttp://www.psy.jhu.edu/~halberda/Feigenson@jhu.eduhttp://www.psy.jhu.edu/~feigenson/
Lisa Feigenson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218Halberda@jhu.eduhttp://www.psy.jhu.edu/~halberda/Feigenson@jhu.eduhttp://www.psy.jhu.edu/~feigenson/
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Abstract

Rips et al. consider whether representations of individual objects or analog magnitudes are building blocks for the concept natural number. We argue for a third core capacity – the ability to bind representations of individuals into sets. However, even with this addition to the list of starting materials, we agree that a significant acquisition story is needed to capture natural number.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 6 , December 2008 , pp. 655 - 656
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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