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Perfors, Amy; Tenenbaum, Joshua B.; Griffiths, Thomas L.; Xu, Fei – Cognition, 2011
We present an introduction to Bayesian inference as it is used in probabilistic models of cognitive development. Our goal is to provide an intuitive and accessible guide to the "what", the "how", and the "why" of the Bayesian approach: what sorts of problems and data the framework is most relevant for, and how and why it may be useful for…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Cognitive Psychology, Inferences, Cognitive Development
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Son, Ji Y.; Smith, Linda B.; Goldstone, Robert L. – Cognition, 2008
Development in any domain is often characterized by increasingly abstract representations. Recent evidence in the domain of shape recognition provides one example; between 18 and 24 months children appear to build increasingly abstract representations of object shape [Smith, L. B. (2003). Learning to recognize objects. "Psychological…
Descriptors: Generalization, Child Development, Experiments, Toddlers