% pubman genre = article @article{item_3359809, title = {{The perception of quantity ain{\textquotesingle}t number: Missing the primacy of symbolic reference}}, author = {N{\'u}{\~n}ez, Rafael E. and d{\textquotesingle}Errico, Francesco and Gray, Russell D. and Bender, Andrea}, language = {eng}, issn = {0140-525X; 1469-1825}, doi = {10.1017/S0140525X21001023}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, year = {2021}, abstract = {{Clarke and Beck{\textquotesingle}s defense of the theoretical construct {\textquotedblleft}approximate number system{\textquotedblright} (ANS) is flawed in serious ways {\textendash} from biological misconceptions to mathematical na{\"\i}vet{\'e}. The authors misunderstand behavioral/psychological technical concepts, such as numerosity and quantical cognition, which they disdain as {\textquotedblleft}exotic.{\textquotedblright} Additionally, their characterization of rational numbers is blind to the essential role of symbolic reference in the emergence of number.}}, journal = {{Behavioral and Brain Sciences}}, volume = {44}, eid = {e199}, }