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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cognition. 2013 Jun 7;128(3):331–352. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2013.04.008

Table 4. OBJECT SET TRACKING.

Visual tracking and discrimination, Crawling Preference Procedure

Study Age Quantities Tested Preferred Greater Numerical Quantity? Continuous Variables Controlled?
Feigenson, Carey, & Hauser (2002) 10 and 12 mos 1 vs 2 Yes No
Feigenson, Carey, & Hauser (2002) 10 and 12 mos 1 vs 2 No Yes
Cheries, Mitroff, Wynn & Scholl (2008) 10-12 mos 1 vs 2 Yes, when crackers are visible No
VanMarle & Wynn (2011) Experiment 1a 10 and 12 mos 1 v 2 Yes No
Feigenson, Carey, & Hauser (2002) 10 and 12 mos 2 vs 3 Yes No
Feigenson & Carey (2005) 10 and 12 mos 0 vs 4 Yes
Feigenson & Carey (2005) 10 and 12 mos 1vs 4 No No
Feigenson, Carey, & Hauser (2002) 10 and 12 mos 2 vs 4 No No
Feigenson, Carey, & Hauser (2002) 10 and 12 mos 3 vs 4 No No
Feigenson, Carey, & Hauser (2002) 10 and 12 mos 3 vs 6 Yes, when crackers are visible No
VanMarle & Wynn (2011) Experiment 1b 10-12 mos 5 v 10 Yes No
VanMarle & Wynn (2011) Experiment 2 and 3a 10-12 mos 5 v 10 No Yes
VanMarle & Wynn (2011) Experiment 3b 14 mos 5 v 10 Yes No

This table is a list of relevant studies that have been conducted to investigate infants’ small number and quantity tracking using the crawling procedure. Stimuli used to test quantities for these studies are usually crackers. Column 4 indicates whether or not infants preferred the greater quantity of crackers. A Yes in the column may be interpreted as infants’ capacity to discriminate the quantities. Column 5 indicates whether continuous variables of surface area were controlled.