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Peer reviewedGopnik, Alison; Meltzoff, Andrew – Child Development, 1987
Changes in children's categorization behavior between 15 and 21 months of age and the relation of these changes to developments in language, object permanence, and means-end understanding are reported. (PCB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classification, Cognitive Development, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedKelly, Charleen A.; Dale, Philip S. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1989
The relationship between early language and cognition was studied in 20 children between 1 and 2 years of age. Four cognitive areas were tested: object permanence, means-end, play, and imitation. Results indicated that specific cognitive skills seem temporarily associated with some linguistic abilities, although attainment of skills can be…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Imitation
Peer reviewedGopnik, Alison; Meltzoff, Andrew N. – Child Development, 1986
Compares two types of semantic development (the acquisition of disappearance words and success-failure words) to performance on two types of cognitive tasks (object-permanence and means-ends tasks) among infants. (HOD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages
