When it comes to numbers, culture counts
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 06:00
in Psychology & Sociology
American children learn the meanings of number words gradually: First they understand "one," then they add "two, "three," and "four," in sequence. At that point, however, a dramatic shift in understanding takes place, and children grasp the meanings of not only "five" and "six," but all of the number words they know.