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A Multidimensional Scaling Analysis of the Development of Animal Names

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Howard, Darlene V.; Howard, James H. Jr. – Developmental Psychology, 1977

Dissimilarity judgments of all possible pairs of 10 animal names were obtained from first-, third-, and sixth-grade children, and college students. Analysis with multidimensional scaling procedures revealed a semantic space consisting of the features of size, domesticity, and predativity. (Author/JMB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, College Students, Elementary Education

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Guttman, Ruth; Kahneman, Irah – Developmental Psychology, 1972

Study deals with a comparative developmental analysis of performances on the same task by four age groups. (MB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Developmental Psychology