What's So Essential about Essentialism? A Different Perspective on the Interaction of Perception, Language, and Conceptual Knowledge.

Gelman, Susan A.; Medin, Douglas L.

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Publication Date: 1993

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What's So Essential about Essentialism? A Different Perspective on the Interaction of Perception, Language, and Conceptual Knowledge.

Gelman, Susan A.; Medin, Douglas L.

Cognitive Development, v8 n2 p157-67 Apr-Jun 1993

Comments on the article by Jones and Smith in this issue. Outlines different perspectives from which the issue of conceptual development is approached, elaborating on the functions concepts serve and variations in those functions. Notes points of agreement with the perceptual knowledge view and offers comments on the research supporting the predominance of nonperceptual knowledge in conceptual development. (TJQ)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Opinion Papers, Perception, Perceptual Development, Vocabulary Development, Young Children

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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