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ERIC Number: EJ337937
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Inferring Properties from Categories versus Inferring Categories from Properties: The Case of Gender.
Gelman, Susan A.; And Others
Child Development, v57 n2 p396-404 Apr 1986
Tests the distinction between inferring new categories on the basis of property information (predicted to be difficult) and inferring new properties on the basis of category information (predicted to be easier) among 57 preschool children. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Inferences, Perceptual Development, Preschool Children, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Categorical Perception; Classificational Data Interpretation