Understanding Of Number Studies

Question 1

Habituation curve

Answer 1

Richardson 1998

Question 2

Infants habituate towards displays with different numbers of dots

Answer 2

Starkey & Cooper 1990

Question 3

Infants habituate to the number of items, not perceptual attributes

Answer 3

Starkey et al. 1990

Question 4

Newborns (53 hours) show habituation effects

Answer 4

Antell & Keating 1983

Question 5

More vs. less choice, fail with 3 vs. 4

Answer 5

Feigenson et al. 2002

Question 6

Habituation paradigm - 1+1= 1

Answer 6

Wynn 1992

Question 7

It’s just familiarisation, don’t know it’s a difference

Answer 7

Haith 1998

Question 8

Replicated Wynn, familiarised with unexpected outcome, habituation preference to expected event

Answer 8

Clearfield & Westfahl 2006

Question 9

Infants don’t look for more than 3 objects- limited OTS

Answer 9

Feigenson & Carey 2002; 2005

Question 10

Weber fraction

Answer 10

Xu & Spelke 2000

Question 11

Substitising computer model recognises number without regarding shape/location/size

Answer 11

Dehaene & Changeux 1993

Question 12

Infants born with a mental response for number, preverbal imprecise

Answer 12

Dehaene 1997

Question 13

OTS and ANS, compete in childhood but exist through life time

Answer 13

Mou & van Marle 2013

Question 14

Quantification initially based on non-numerical cues, contour length

Answer 14

Mix et al. 1996

Question 15

Conservation tasks - concrete operational stage at 6/7

Answer 15

Piaget