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Starkey, Prentice; Cooper, Robert G., Jr. – Science, 1980
Presents experimental findings that indicate that some number capacity is present in 22-week old infants, long before the onset of verbal counting. Suggests that verbal counting may have precursors present during infancy. (CS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Educational Research, Infant Behavior