Cognitive Components of Naming in Children: Effects of Referential Uncertainty and Stimulus Realism.

Johnson, Carla J.

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ERIC Number: EJ439986

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Publication Date: 1992

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Cognitive Components of Naming in Children: Effects of Referential Uncertainty and Stimulus Realism.

Johnson, Carla J.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v53 n1 p24-44 Feb 1992

Picture naming in children was assessed as a function of two stimulus characteristics: the number of correct names for a picture and the degree to which a picture realistically represents the object. Two experiments showed that children named low-uncertainty objects faster than high-uncertainty objects with multiple correct names. Contains 50 references. (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Experimental Psychology, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Pictorial Stimuli, Realism, Recognition (Psychology), Visual Measures, Vocabulary Skills, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada (London)

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