Ilsa Is 6 Months Old

question 114

Multiple Choice

Ilsa is 6 months old. Recent research on children's understanding of number suggests that Ilsa probably __________.

• A) has an understanding of threeness versus twoness
• B) has a rudimentary understanding of addition
• C) has a rudimentary understanding of subtraction
• D) has no understanding of number

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