• Title of article

    Semantic similarity of labels and inductive generalization: Taking a second look

  • Author/Authors

    Fisher، نويسنده , , Anna V. and Matlen، نويسنده , , Bryan J. and Godwin، نويسنده , , Karrie E. Francois، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    432
  • To page
    438
  • Abstract
    Prior research suggests that preschoolers can generalize object properties based on category information conveyed by semantically-similar labels. However, previous research did not control for co-occurrence probability of labels in natural speech. The current studies re-assessed children’s generalization with semantically-similar labels. Experiment 1 indicated that adults made category-based inferences regardless of co-occurrence probability; however, 4-year-olds generalized with semantically-similar labels that co-occurred in child-directed speech (e.g., bunny–rabbit) but not with non-co-occurring labels (e.g., crocodile–alligator). Experiment 2 indicated that generalization with semantically-similar labels increased gradually between 4- and 6-years of age. These results are discussed in relation to theories of early learning.
  • Keywords
    Categories , semantic similarity , cognitive development , Inductive Reasoning , labels
  • Journal title
    Cognition
  • Serial Year
    2011
  • Journal title
    Cognition
  • Record number

    2077066