Which One of the Following Alternatives Best Characterizes a Central

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following alternatives best characterizes a central conceptual structure view of children's mathematical development?

A) Children don't acquire a true understanding of the nature of numbers until they learn how to add and subtract.
B) Even in infancy, children's understanding of quantity has a somewhat abstract quality to it.
C) Children acquire a multidimensional understanding of numbers that integrates earlier, separate understandings of quantity, numerals, and counting.
D) Children have a biologically built-in mechanism that enables them to recognize quantity even in infancy; at around puberty, the rise in certain hormones activates new mathematical capabilities in this mechanism.