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Direct linkCimpian, Andrei; Meltzer, Trent J.; Markman, Ellen M. – Child Development, 2011
Generic sentences (e.g., "Birds lay eggs") convey generalizations about entire categories and may thus be an important source of knowledge for children. However, these sentences cannot be identified by a simple rule, requiring instead the integration of multiple cues. The present studies focused on 3- to 5-year-olds' (N = 91) use of…
Descriptors: Sentences, Cues, Nouns, Morphology (Languages)
Peer reviewedRyan, David; Kobasigawa, Akira – Child Development, 1971
Descriptors: Age Differences, Concept Formation, Cues, Generalization
Peer reviewedDiesendruck, Gil; Bloom, Paul – Child Development, 2003
Three studies explored whether children's tendency to extend object names on the basis of sameness of shape (shape bias) is specific to naming. Findings indicated that 2- and 3-year-olds showed shape bias both when asked to extend a novel name and when asked to select an object of the same kind as a target object; 3-year-olds also showed shape…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Beliefs, Bias, Classification
