Department of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA92093-0515, USA.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Bordeaux, UMR 5199 De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel: Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie (PACEA), Bâtiment B2, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, CS 50023, 33615Pessac, France.
Behav Brain Sci. 2021 Dec 15;44:e199. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X21001023.
Clarke and Beck's defense of the theoretical construct "approximate number system" (ANS) is flawed in serious ways - from biological misconceptions to mathematical naïveté. The authors misunderstand behavioral/psychological technical concepts, such as numerosity and quantical cognition, which they disdain as "exotic." Additionally, their characterization of rational numbers is blind to the essential role of symbolic reference in the emergence of number.
克拉克和贝克对理论结构“近似数量系统”（ANS）的辩护存在严重缺陷——从生物学误解到数学上的幼稚。作者误解了行为/心理技术概念，例如数量和量化认知，他们轻蔑地称之为“外来”。此外，他们对有理数的描述忽略了符号参考在数字出现中的重要作用。
