What is the earliest evidence of humans' ability to understand basic mathematical ideas?

A) Newborns less than one week old can distinguish between cards with four black dots and
cards with six black dots.
B) Newborns less than one week old can distinguish between cards with two black dots and
cards with three black dots.
C) Children do not recognize mathematical quantities when they see or hear them until they
are about four years old.
D) Infants two or three months old can match the number of objects they see to the number
of sounds they hear.


B

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