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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
Peer reviewedBlock, Karen K.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1973
Results showed that reversal shift was easier than extradimensional shift and that relative shift difficulty was unaffected by instructions, in contrast to findings with college-age subjects. (Authors)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Concept Formation, Data Analysis, Developmental Psychology
