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ERIC Number: EJ569141
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
Evidence for a Global Categorical Representation of Humans by Young Infants.
Eimas, Peter D.; Quinn, Paul C.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v69 n3 p151-74 Jun 1998
Examined representation of pictorial exemplars of humans by 3- and 4-month olds. Results demonstrated an asymmetry regarding the exclusivity of categorical representations formed for humans and non-human animals. Categorical representations for humans included exemplar information, whereas categorical representation for non-human animals was based on summary information. Asymmetry did not extend to more basic process of discriminating human versus non-human animals. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Animals, Classification, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Discrimination Learning, Infant Behavior, Infants, Pictorial Stimuli, Visual Stimuli
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Categorical Processing (Cognition); Representational Thinking