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ERIC Number: EJ426200
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Establishing New Subcategories: The Role of Category Labels and Existing Knowledge.
Waxman, Sandra R.; And Others
Child Development, v62 n1 p127-38 Feb 1991
Three experiments tested 3-year-olds' subordinate classification. The first experiment found that novel noun presentation hindered classification. The second and third experiments found that provision of information for the purpose of distinguishing relevant subclasses, and introduction of novel nouns in conjunction with familiar basic level labels, did not hinder classification. (BC)
Descriptors: Bias, Classification, Concept Formation, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Research, Nouns, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Syntax
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Categorical Processing (Cognition); Category Theory; Knowledge Utilization; Labeling (of Objects)