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Peer reviewedWaxman, Sandra R.; And Others – Child Development, 1991
Three experiments tested 3-year-olds' subordinate classification. The first experiment found that novel noun presentation hindered classification. The second and third experiments found that provision of information for the purpose of distinguishing relevant subclasses, and introduction of novel nouns in conjunction with familiar basic level…
Descriptors: Bias, Classification, Concept Formation, Language Acquisition
