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Peer reviewedSamuelson, Larissa K. – Developmental Psychology, 2002
This research tested the hypothesis that young children's bias to generalize names for solid objects by shape is the product of statistical regularities among nouns in the early productive vocabulary. Fifteen- to 20-month-olds given intensive naming experiences with typical noun categories developed a precocious shape bias and showed accelerated…
Descriptors: Bias, Dimensional Preference, Language Acquisition, Models
Peer reviewedBeagles-Roos, Jessica; Greenfield, Patricia Marks – Developmental Psychology, 1979
The development of two structural principles, hierarchical complexity and interruption, was examined in a new domain: two-dimensional pictures. Subjects were 60 4-to 5 1/2-year-old children. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Difficulty Level, Dimensional Preference, Models
Regan, David; And Others – Scientific American, 1979
Discusses how an individual's visual system processes cues to motion in depth. A theoretical model of the operations of the visual system that underlie the perception of motion in depth is included. (HM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Dimensional Preference, Eyes, Models
