Psychological Development and Education ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 21-28.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2015.01.04

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The Developmental Characteristics and Psychological Mechanisms of the Magnitude Representation and Number Concept in Children

CHEN Yinghe   

  1. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Online:2015-01-15 Published:2015-01-15

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Abstract: The magnitude representation and number concept in children are two important parts in the field of numerical cognitive development. We have extensively and intensively explored these issues in theoretical and empirical study. We investigated and compared the mechanisms of the magnitude representation between large and small range, symbol and non-symbol magnitude. Our studies supplied theoretical and empirical evidence on the development trend of the clue of magnitude representation, linear magnitude representation and its mechanism, as well as the developmental characteristics and mechanisms of the number concept and the relationship between magnitude representation and number concept. The results lay the foundation for later studies on the development characteristics and mechanisms of the magnitude representation and number concept.

Key words: magnitude representation, number concept, developmental characteristics, children

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  • B844
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