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Direct linkDawson, Colin; Gerken, LouAnn – Cognition, 2009
Learning must be constrained for it to lead to productive generalizations. Although biology is undoubtedly an important source of constraints, prior experience may be another, leading learners to represent input in ways that are more conducive to some generalizations than others, and/or to up- and down-weight features when entertaining…
Descriptors: Infants, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Stimuli
