Concept Conservation in Children: The Dependence of Belief Systems on Semantic Representation.

Saltz, Eli; Medow, Miriam Lucas

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Publication Date: 1971

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Concept Conservation in Children: The Dependence of Belief Systems on Semantic Representation

Saltz, Eli; Medow, Miriam Lucas

Child Development, 42, 5, 1533-42, Nov 71

Results appear to indicate that the belief systems of the young child about the attributes of a stimulus person can be altered extensively by introducing characteristics completely unrelated to these attributes into the semantic representation of that person. (Authors)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Beliefs, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Processes, Conservation (Concept), Data Analysis, Role Perception, Semantics, Tables (Data)

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