Cognitive Psychology Arena

Mathematical Reasoning

Patterns, Problems, Conjectures, and Proofs

• By Raymond Nickerson.

Published December 2009

The development of mathematical competence -- both by humans as a species over millennia and by individuals over their lifetimes -- is a fascinating aspect of human cognition. This book explores when and why the rudiments of mathematical capability first appeared among human beings, what its…
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Individual Differences in Arithmetic

Implications for Psychology, Neuroscience and Education

• By Ann Dowker.

Published September 2005

Standards in numeracy are a constant concern to educational policy-makers. However, why are differences in arithmetical performance so marked? In Individual Differences in Arithmetic, Ann Dowker seeks to provide a better understanding of why these differences in ability exist, encouraging a more…
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The Handbook of Mathematical Cognition

• By Jamie I.D. Campbell.

Published November 2004

How does the brain represent number and make mathematical calculations? What underlies the development of numerical and mathematical abilities? What factors affect the learning of numerical concepts and skills? What are the biological bases of number knowledge? Do humans and other animals share…
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Number and Language Processing

A Special Issue of Aphasiology

• Edited by Xavier Seron.

Published August 2001

There is psychological and neurobiological evidence that number and language processing present some specificities and may dissociate after brain damage. Furthermore, animals and babies seem to be able to discriminate small numerosities in a non-symbolic way. However, one of the specificities of…
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The Development of Mathematical Skills

• Edited by Chris Donlan.

Published March 2000

Current research into the psychology of children's mathematics is extremely diverse. The present volume reflects this diversity; it is unique in its breadth, bringing together accounts of cutting-edge research from widely differing, sometimes opposing viewpoints. The reader with a grounding in…
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Learning and Teaching Mathematics

An International Perspective

• Edited by Peter Bryant, and Terezinha Nunes.

Published December 1999

The authors of this volume, which is newly available in paperback, all hold the view that mathematics is a form of intelligent problem solving which plays an important part in children's lives outside the classroom as well as in it. Learning and Teaching Mathematics provides an exciting account of…
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Reasoning and Thinking

• By K.I. Manktelow.

Published February 1999

This undergraduate textbook reviews psychological research in the major areas of reasoning and thinking: deduction, induction, hypothesis testing, probability judgement, and decision making. It also covers the major theoretical debates in each area, and devotes a chapter to one of the liveliest…
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