The generative basis of natural number concepts.
Trends Cogn Sci
; 12(6): 213-8, 2008 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-18468942
ABSTRACT
Number concepts must support arithmetic inference. Using this principle, it can be argued that the integer concept of exactly ONE is a necessary part of the psychological foundations of number, as is the notion of the exact equality - that is, perfect substitutability. The inability to support reasoning involving exact equality is a shortcoming in current theories about the development of numerical reasoning. A simple innate basis for the natural number concepts can be proposed that embodies the arithmetic principle, supports exact equality and also enables computational compatibility with real- or rational-valued mental magnitudes.
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Pensamento
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Cognição
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Aprendizagem
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Matemática
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
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Article