Categorization models based on laboratory research focus on a narrower range of
explanatory constructs than appears necessary for explaining the structure of natural …

This paper reviews the main psychological phenomena of inductive reasoning, covering 25
years of experimental and model-based research, in particular addressing four questions …

Discusses general conceptual growth, with special emphasis on the contributions of Piaget.
Other areas discussed—including social cognition, perception, and memory—are based …

Concepts embody our knowledge of the kinds of things there are in the world. Tying our past
experiences to our present interactions with the environment, they enable us to recognize …

In this chapter, we consider children's early understanding of physical, biological, and
psychological phenomena. We ask whether--and if so, when and in what fashion--these …

Recent research on children's word learning has led to a paradox. Although word learning
appears to be a deep source of insight into conceptual knowledge for children, preschoolers …

IV. CHILDREN'S FLEXIBLE THINKING ABOUT MEANINGS AND MESSAGES A.
DEVELOPMENT OF FLEXIBLE NAMING B. DEVELOPMENT OF DISCOURSE FLEXIBILITY …

Abstract Comparison mechanisms have been implicated in the development of abstract,
relational thought, including object categorization. D. Gentner and LL Namy (1999) found …

Seven studies examined how people represent, access, and make inferences about a rich
real-world category domain, foods. The representation of the category was assessed by …

Abstract Concepts can be organized by their members' similarities, forming a kind (eg,
animal), or by their external relations within scenes or events (eg, cake and candles). This …