Relational categories as a bridge between cognitive and educational research.
Both cognitive and educational psychology literature strive to investigate human category
and concept learning. However, both literatures focus on different phenomena and often use …
and concept learning. However, both literatures focus on different phenomena and often use …
The relation between language, culture, and thought
Highlights•Cognitive psychology and cultural psychology both examine the influence of
experience on human thought, but there has been scant communication between the two …
experience on human thought, but there has been scant communication between the two …
New evidence about language and cognitive development based on a longitudinal study: hypotheses for intervention.
We review findings from a four-year longitudinal study of language learning conducted on
two samples: a sample of typically develo** children whose parents vary substantially in …
two samples: a sample of typically develo** children whose parents vary substantially in …
Language helps children succeed on a classic analogy task
Adult humans show exceptional relational ability relative to other species. In this research,
we trace the development of this ability in young children. We used a task widely used in …
we trace the development of this ability in young children. We used a task widely used in …
Language as cognitive tool kit: How language supports relational thought.
D Gentner - American psychologist, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
The extreme version of the Whorfian hypothesis—that the language we learn determines
how we view the world—has been soundly rejected by linguists and psychologists alike …
how we view the world—has been soundly rejected by linguists and psychologists alike …
Children's exposure to spatial language promotes their spatial thinking.
Does spatial language contribute to the growth of preschool children's spatial skills? Four-
year-old children (N= 50) were randomly assigned to a play-only (n= 24) or a spatial …
year-old children (N= 50) were randomly assigned to a play-only (n= 24) or a spatial …
In-context analogical reasoning with pre-trained language models
Analogical reasoning is a fundamental capacity of human cognition that allows us to reason
abstractly about novel situations by relating them to past experiences. While it is thought to …
abstractly about novel situations by relating them to past experiences. While it is thought to …
Rapid learning in a children's museum via analogical comparison
We tested whether analogical training could help children learn a key principle of
elementary engineering—namely, the use of a diagonal brace to stabilize a structure. The …
elementary engineering—namely, the use of a diagonal brace to stabilize a structure. The …
Parents' spatial language mediates a sex difference in preschoolers' spatial-language use
Do boys produce more terms than girls to describe the spatial world—that is, dimensional
adjectives (eg, big, little, tall, short), shape terms (eg, circle, square), and words describing …
adjectives (eg, big, little, tall, short), shape terms (eg, circle, square), and words describing …
Prelinguistic relational concepts: Investigating analogical processing in infants
This research asks whether analogical processing ability is present in human infants, using
the simplest and most basic relation—the same–different relation. Experiment 1 (N= 26) …
the simplest and most basic relation—the same–different relation. Experiment 1 (N= 26) …