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Direct linkvan Dantzig, Saskia; Pecher, Diane; Zeelenberg, Rene; Barsalou, Lawrence W. – Cognitive Science, 2008
According to the Perceptual Symbols Theory of cognition (Barsalou, 1999), modality-specific simulations underlie the representation of concepts. A strong prediction of this view is that perceptual processing affects conceptual processing. In this study, participants performed a perceptual detection task and a conceptual property-verification task…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Perceptual Development, Reaction Time
Peer reviewedBarsalou, Lawrence W. – Cognitive Development, 1993
This commentary on the article by Jones and Smith in this issue examines whether coherent conceptual cores exist in long-term memory; abstract propositions constitute conceptual cores; concepts in long-term memory control behavior; and the primary purpose of developing and using concepts is to taxonomize the environment. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education
