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The Development of Visual Categorization Based on High-Level Cues
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Stefanie Peykarjou; Stefanie Hoehl; Sabina Pauen – Child Development, 2024
This study investigated the development of rapid visual object categorization. N = 20 adults (Experiment 1), N = 21 five to six-year-old children (Experiment 2), and N = 140 four-, seven-, and eleven-month-old infants (Experiment 3; all predominantly White, 81 females, data collected in 2013-2020) participated in a fast periodic visual stimulation…
Descriptors: Cues, Visual Perception, Child Development, Infants
Development of Category-based Induction and Semantic Knowledge
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Fisher, Anna V.; Godwin, Karrie E.; Matlen, Bryan J.; Unger, Layla – Child Development, 2015
Category-based induction is a hallmark of mature cognition; however, little is known about its origins. This study evaluated the hypothesis that category-based induction is related to semantic development. Computational studies suggest that early on there is little differentiation among concepts, but learning and development lead to increased…
Descriptors: Semantics, Young Children, Individual Differences, Language Acquisition
The Nature of Preschoolers' Concept of Living and Artificial Objects
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Margett, Tessa E.; Witherington, David C. – Child Development, 2011
This study investigated preschoolers' living kinds conceptualization by employing an extensive stimulus set and alternate indices of understanding. Thirty-four 3- to 5-year-olds and 36 adult undergraduates completed 3 testing phases involving 4 object classes: plants, animals, mobile, and immobile artifacts. The phases involved inquiries…
Descriptors: Testing, Preschool Children, Undergraduate Students, Biology