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Direct linkHorowitz, Alexandra C.; Frank, Michael C. – Child Development, 2016
This study investigated whether children can infer category properties based on how a speaker describes an individual (e.g., saying something is a "small zib" implies that zibs are generally bigger than this one). Three- to 5-year-olds (N = 264) from a university preschool and a children's museum were tested on their ability to make this…
Descriptors: Inferences, Cues, Performance, Task Analysis
