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ERIC Number: EJ570711
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
On Having Complex Representations of Things: Preschoolers Use Multiple Words for Objects and People.
Deak, Gedeon O.; Maratsos, Michael
Developmental Psychology, v34 n2 p224-40 Mar 1998
Two experiments examined preschoolers' ability to apply multiple labels to representational objects and to people. Found that preschoolers reliably produced or accepted several words per entity and accepted a high percentage of class-inclusive and overlapping word pairs. The mean number of words produced in labeling task was related to receptive vocabulary but not to appearance-reality task performance. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Identification, Performance Factors, Preschool Children, Receptive Language, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Appearance Reality Distinction; Labeling (of Objects); Representational Thinking; Theory of Mind; Word Knowledge; Word Retrieval