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Booth, Amy E.; Waxman, Sandra R. – Developmental Science, 2008
In this paper we consider the perceptual and conceptual contributions that shape early word learning, using research on the "shape bias" as a case in point. In our view, conceptual, linguistic, social-pragmatic, and perceptual sources of information influence one another powerfully and continuously in the service of word learning throughout…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Concept Formation, Learning Theories, Bias
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Johnson, Scott P.; Aslin, Richard N. – Developmental Psychology, 1995
Examined perception of object unity in partial occlusion in 72 infants. Recorded how long subjects looked at a display of complete and incomplete rods. In test and control conditions, infants looked longer at broken rods than at complete rods, suggesting that infants' cognitive, visual, or attentional skills may be insufficient to support…
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Span, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
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Sims, Wendy L. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1995
Examines the relationship of grade level to children's ability to make musical discriminations when elements are presented simultaneously. Utilized a brief instructional period, listening tests, and singing tasks. Results indicated significant differences between grade level, types of discrimination, and musical interactions. Includes statistical…
Descriptors: Attention, Auditory Stimuli, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Kansas Univ., Lawrence. Kansas Center for Research in Early Childhood Education. – 1972
This volume includes reports of five research projects of the Kansas Center for Research in Early Childhood Education: (1) Individual Differences in Newborn and Young Infants, including research with the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale and laboratory studies of infant discriminative abilities; (2) Development of Social Competence, including…
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation