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ERIC Number: EJ066901
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1972
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The Development of Natural Language Concepts
Saltz, Eli; And Others
Child Development, 43, 4, 1191-202, Dec 72
Two major trends in the development of natural language concepts were found in the present study: (1) there was a clear indication that such concepts exist in a relatively fragmented form in young children; (2) young children showed a strong dependence on perceptual attributes in their definitions of concepts. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Developmental Psychology, Elementary School Students, Language Acquisition, Perceptual Development, Pictorial Stimuli, Tables (Data)
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