Taxonomic or Thematic : Categorization of Familiar Objects by Preschool-Aged Children

To acquire language, children must learn how to categorize objects on the basis of the meanings that cultures have assigned to the objects. A series of six experiments tested how preschool-aged children categorize familiar objects. Each experiment used a matching-to-sample format in which children m...

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Main Author: Calhoun, David Owen
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@USU 1995
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6083
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7156&context=etd