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ERIC Number: EJ391027
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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On the Relationship between Category Intensions and Extensions in Children.
Caplan, Leslie J.; Barr, Robin A.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v47 n3 p413-29 Jun 1989
Contrasted four theories of natural language category acquisition by investigating the relation between category intensions and extensions in kindergarten children, second and fifth graders, and college students. Since none of the theories discussed could explain the pattern of results, an exemplar-based model was proposed. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Cognitive Ability, College Students, Concept Formation, Definitions, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Category Meaning; Exemplars; Intension Extension (Concepts); Natural Language