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ERIC Number: EJ402888
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Priorities in Children's Expectations about Object Label Reference: Form over Color.
Baldwin, Dare A.
Child Development, v60 n6 p1291-1306 Dec 1989
Expectations concerning form and color in object label referencing of 80 children of 2-3 years were examined in 2 studies. Findings show that children as young as 2 expect form similarity to be a better guide than color similarity to the extension of object labels. (RJC)
Descriptors: Classification, Color, Developmental Stages, Learning Processes, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Form Recognition; Labeling (of Objects)