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ERIC Number: EJ387642
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Development of Object Categories and Inclusion Relations: Preschoolers' Hypotheses about Word Meanings.
Callanan, Maureen A.
Developmental Psychology, v25 n2 p207-16 Mar 1989
Two studies tested three- and five-year-old children's ability to use multiple-referent and inclusion strategies to interpret new words. In both studies, children interpreted labels for single objects at the basic level. The multiple-referent and inclusion strategies led children to interpret novel words at the superordinate level. (RH)
Descriptors: Classification, Individual Development, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Parent Influence, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Research Methodology, Semantics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Labeling (of Others); Labeling Strategies