Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Abstract Reasoning | 1 |
| Bias | 1 |
| Child Psychology | 1 |
| Children | 1 |
| Classification | 1 |
| Concept Formation | 1 |
| Entomology | 1 |
| Experimental Psychology | 1 |
| Visual Stimuli | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkBadger, Julia R.; Shapiro, Laura R. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2012
We examined whether inductive reasoning development is better characterized by accounts assuming an early category bias versus an early perceptual bias. We trained 264 children aged 3 to 9 years to categorize novel insects using a rule that directly pitted category membership against appearance. This was followed by an induction task with…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classification, Children, Entomology
