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The origins of number: Getting developmental

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2008

Kelly S. Mix
Kelly S. Mix
Affiliation:
College of Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. kmix@msu.eduhttp://www.msu.edu/~cogdev/
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Abstract

Rips et al. raise important questions about the relation between infant quantification and achievement of natural number concepts. However, they may be oversimplifying the interactions that characterize actual development in real time. Though they propose a worthwhile agenda for future research, its explanatory power will be limited if it does not address developmental issues with greater sensitivity.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 6 , December 2008 , pp. 662
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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