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Peer reviewedGelman, Susan A.; Ebeling, Karen S. – Cognition, 1998
Two studies examined the hypothesis that children rely on name representations, often indexed by shape, in their semantic representations. Results suggest that, although shape plays an important role in children's early naming, other factors are also important, including the mental state of the picture's creator (whether intentional or not).…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Intention, Preschool Children, Semantics
Peer reviewedDiesendruck, Gil; Gelman, Susan A.; Lebowitz, Kim – Developmental Psychology, 1998
Four studies examined the influence of essentialist information such as internal properties and perceptual similarity on 3-, 4-, and 5-year olds' interpretations of labels. Results suggested that children have essentialist beliefs about animals, but not about artifacts, and that these beliefs interact with children's assumptions about word meaning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Language Acquisition, Performance Factors
