Cognitive Capacities of Young Children: A Replication

Children between the ages of 3 years and 4 years 7 months correctly respond to the addition of objects in an array, to the numerical equality of arrays, and to their relative numbers. However, they are not able to conceptualize equality or inequality when objects are misaligned or spatially transfor...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 162; no. 3856; pp. 920 - 921
Main Author Beilin, Harry
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 22.11.1968
Subjects
Age groups
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Children
Cognition
Concept Formation
Humans
Problem Solving
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Summary:Children between the ages of 3 years and 4 years 7 months correctly respond to the addition of objects in an array, to the numerical equality of arrays, and to their relative numbers. However, they are not able to conceptualize equality or inequality when objects are misaligned or spatially transformed. The Mehler and Bever assertion that very young children conserve the concept of number, with a decline and rise in performance, is not confirmed.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.162.3856.920