| Infant Categorization of Path Relations During Dynamic Events. | |
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PMID: 22937834 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Fundamental to amassing a lexicon of relational terms (i.e., verbs, prepositions) is the ability to abstract and categorize spatial relations such as a figure (e.g., boy) moving along a path (e.g., around the barn). Three studies examine how infants learn to categorize path over changes in manner, or how an action is performed (e.g., running vs. crawling). Experiment 1 (n = 60) finds that 10- to 12-month-old English-learning infants categorize a figure's path. In Experiment 2 (n = 27) categorization is disrupted when the ground object is removed, suggesting the relation between figure and ground defines the path. Experiment 3 (n = 24) shows that language may be a mechanism guiding category formation. These studies suggest that English-learning infants can categorize path, a component lexicalized in the world's languages. |
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Shannon M Pruden; Sarah Roseberry; Tilbe Göksun; Kathy Hirsh-Pasek; Roberta M Golinkoff |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-8-31 |
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Title: Child development Volume: - ISSN: 1467-8624 ISO Abbreviation: Child Dev Publication Date: 2012 Aug |
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Created Date: 2012-9-3 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372725 Medline TA: Child Dev Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 The Authors. Child Development © 2012 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc. |
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Florida International University University of Washington University of Pennsylvania Temple University University of Delaware. |
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