A connectionist model of the development of children's seriation abilities /
This study presents a modular connectionist model of the development of seriation in children. The model makes use of the cascade-correlation generative algorithm. The algorithm builds its own network topology as is required to solve the task. This model develops in a stage-like manner and goes beyo...
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ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.569122014-02-13T03:43:31ZA connectionist model of the development of children's seriation abilities /Mareschal, DenisSeriation by children (Psychology)Cognition in children.This study presents a modular connectionist model of the development of seriation in children. The model makes use of the cascade-correlation generative algorithm. The algorithm builds its own network topology as is required to solve the task. This model develops in a stage-like manner and goes beyond the previous rule based models by successfully capturing both the variability in strategies used and the sensitivity to differences in size increments. The application of a systematic operational procedure to a subset of the elements in the series is identified as a source of empirical seriation. Finally, the model predicts that the degree of disorder of the array under construction is a significant factor in determining the observed seriating behavior. A follow-up study involving 4- to 7-year-old children finds that the degree of disorder is a significant factor in children's abilities to recognize a completed series.McGill UniversitySchultz, T. R. (advisor)1992Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenalephsysno: 001324570proquestno: AAIMM87621Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Arts (Department of Psychology.) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=56912 |
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This study presents a modular connectionist model of the development of seriation in children. The model makes use of the cascade-correlation generative algorithm. The algorithm builds its own network topology as is required to solve the task. This model develops in a stage-like manner and goes beyond the previous rule based models by successfully capturing both the variability in strategies used and the sensitivity to differences in size increments. The application of a systematic operational procedure to a subset of the elements in the series is identified as a source of empirical seriation. Finally, the model predicts that the degree of disorder of the array under construction is a significant factor in determining the observed seriating behavior. A follow-up study involving 4- to 7-year-old children finds that the degree of disorder is a significant factor in children's abilities to recognize a completed series. |
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A connectionist model of the development of children's seriation abilities / |
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