Inferring Properties from Categories versus Inferring Categories from Properties: The Case of Gender.

Gelman, Susan A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ337937

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Publication Date: 1986

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Inferring Properties from Categories versus Inferring Categories from Properties: The Case of Gender.

Gelman, Susan A.; And Others

Child Development, v57 n2 p396-404 Apr 1986

Tests the distinction between inferring new categories on the basis of property information (predicted to be difficult) and inferring new properties on the basis of category information (predicted to be easier) among 57 preschool children. (HOD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Inferences, Perceptual Development, Preschool Children, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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