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Lucariello, Joan; Nelson, Katherine – Developmental Psychology, 1985
Two experiments tested the hypothesis that scripts (event schemas) provide a basis for categorical structures in semantic memory. Significantly better memory and organization were achieved on slot-filler lists than on either taxonomic or complementary lists, suggesting that slot-filler categories are more available in preschoolers' semantic…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Structures, Memory, Preschool Children
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Johnson, Kathy E.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1992
Judgments of similarity among mammals, including humans, were elicited from 7 and 10 year olds and adults. Results partially supported a consensus model of shared cultural knowledge. Patterns of deviation from the model appeared between children and adults because of the emergence of a primate category after age 10. (BC)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Classification