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Walker, Caren M.; Hubachek, Samantha Q.; Vendetti, Michael S. – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Analogical reasoning is essential for transfer by supporting recognition of relational similarity. However, not all analogies are created equal. The source and target can be similar (near), or quite different (far). Previous research suggests that close comparisons facilitate children's relational abstraction. On the other hand, evidence from…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Preschool Children, Puzzles, Task Analysis
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Ortega, Gerardo; Sümer, Beyza; Özyürek, Asli – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Recent research on signed as well as spoken language shows that the iconic features of the target language might play a role in language development. Here, we ask further whether different types of iconic depictions modulate children's preferences for certain types of sign-referent links during vocabulary development in sign language. Results from…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Sign Language, Preferences, Age Differences