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ERIC Number: EJ602133
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0277
Infants' Use of Featural and Experiential Information in Segregating and Individuating Objects: A Reply to Xu, Carey and Welch (2000).
Needham, Amy; Baillargeon, Renee
Cognition, v74 n3 p255-84 Mar 14, 2000
Summarizes findings on infants' capacity for object segregation. Maintains that infants can use featural and experiential information for segregation and individuation purposes long before 12 months of age. Disputes the claim that formation of object categories awaits early word learning, but acknowledges that language may play a key role in facilitating performance in event-mapping tasks. (KB)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Infant Behavior, Infants, Knowledge Level, Knowledge Representation, Performance Factors, Research Methodology, Visual Stimuli
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Individuation; Object Characteristics; Representational Thinking
Note: For commentary on this article, see PS 530 233 in this issue. Date in title is listed as "1999" in journal table of contents.