Number versus extent in newborns’ spontaneous preference for collections of dots |
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Authors: | Chiara Turati Lucia Gava Eloisa Valenza Valentina Ghirardi |
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Affiliation: | 1. Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy;2. Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy |
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Abstract: | This study investigated processing of number and extent in newborns. Using visual preference, we showed that newborns discriminated between small sets of dot collections relying solely on implicit numerical information when non-numerical continuous variables were strictly controlled (Experiment 1), and solely on continuous information when numerical variables were controlled (Experiment 2). When number and extent were pitted against each other (Experiment 3), newborns showed no visual preference, suggesting that the two variables play comparable roles in attracting newborns’ visual attention. In contrast to reports of dominance of continuous variables, these findings suggest that multiple dimensions attract newborns’ attention and guide their visual exploration. |
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Keywords: | Numerical cognition Newborn Number knowledge Quantities processing Continuous variables Visual discrimination |
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