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Quote: humans spontaneously assign symbols to objects and events; animals do not
Group:
natural language
Topic:
symbolic representation
Topic:
abstraction
Topic:
what is a number
Quotation Skeleton
Humans are endowed with two cognitive talents that … events in the world; and second, the ability … system. The explosion in numerical competence is due … The pattern of development is like a game … aspects emerging afterwards. Google-1 Google-2
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Additional Titles
Quote: humans manipulate symbol sequences to alter their meaning; a combinatoric system not available to animals Quote: number and language skills leapfrog each other as children learn to manipulate symbols
Group: natural language (16 topics, 539 quotes)
Topic: symbolic representation (26 items)
Topic: abstraction (62 items)
Topic: what is a number (55 items)