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Smith, Linda B.; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Examines how reference points for the categorical interpretation of high and low (adjectives) were defined by three- to five-year-old children and adults. Shows categorical interpretations of relative terms to be complex dependent. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adults, Classification, Cognitive Ability