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Peer reviewedMacnamara, John – Psychological Review, 1972
Presents evidence to support theory that infants learn their language by first determining, independent of language, the meaning which a speaker intends to convey... and by then working out the relationship between the meaning and the expression they heard. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Skills
Change in the Meaning of Symbolic Vehicle and Referent as a Result of Word-Object Reference Learning
Hass, Wilbur A.; Doty, Dennis – J Gen Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Language Acquisition, Learning Theories, Perception
Download full textBeiswenger, Hugo A. – 1968
This dissertation examines the thesis that it is the human language system which largely makes possible the human capacity for modifiability of responses called "intelligent" and "adaptive" modes of interaction with the environment. Chapter titles are (1) A Process View of Human Behavior, (2) Aspects of the Multi-Dimensional Nature of Cognitive…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns
