When Does an Ostrich Become a Bird? The Role of Typicality in Early Word Comprehension.

Meints, Kerstin; Plunkett, Kim; Harris, Paul L.

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Publication Date: 1999

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When Does an Ostrich Become a Bird? The Role of Typicality in Early Word Comprehension.

Meints, Kerstin; Plunkett, Kim; Harris, Paul L.

Developmental Psychology, v35 n4 p1072-78 Jul 1999

Two experiments used the preferential looking task to assess early word comprehension in 12- to 24-month olds. Results indicated that when target stimuli were named, 12-month olds displayed an increase in target looking for typical--but not atypical--targets, whereas 18- and 24-month olds displayed increases for both. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Concept Formation, Language Acquisition, Performance Factors, Toddlers, Verbal Development, Vocabulary Development

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Language: English

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