Lecture 5 & 6: Numbers fintb

A number is a _________ of a set of objects rather than a property of the objects themselves.

property

Two competing theories for the origins of our sense of numbers are _________ and Nativism.

Empiricism

According to empiricism, we learn about numbers through _________ of the world.

observation

The Oksapmin tribe in Papua New Guinea's counting system involves _________.

unique labels used in a stable order

The Pirahã tribe has difficulty with exact numbers above _________ or _________.

2; 3

Rats in the tunnel experiment demonstrated a sense of _________ position.

ordinal

The 'insurance factor' in key pressing experiments with rats and pigeons relates to the cost of being _________.

wrong

Chicks can find a larger group of 'broodmates' hidden behind a barrier, demonstrating _________ abilities.

addition/subtraction

Humans and animals can represent _________ numbers using a magnitude system.

approximate

The __________ system allows humans to represent exact numbers of any kind of thing.

counting

Babies can discriminate between large numbers only when the ratio is _________ enough.

high

The study by Wynn (1992) showed that infants have some understanding of basic _________ and _________.

addition; subtraction

Dehaene and Cohen's findings suggest that the left frontal lobe holds exact number information while the _________ lobe is associated with approximate number sense.

parietal

All cultures have a sense of approximate _________ as demonstrated across various studies.

magnitudes

Approximate representations can be used for addition and __________, but there are limits to large number calculations.

subtraction

The visual object tracking system represents exact numbers, but is limited to small numbers (up to _____ or _____ for adults).

3; 4