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Publication Date: 1995
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What Can Be Learned from Something's Not Being Named.
Merriman, William E.; And Others
Child Development, v66 n6 p1890-1908 Dec 1995
Two studies examined the proposed Nominal Passover Effect, whereby toddlers pass over a novel--though repeated--label for a familiar object. Found that the passover experience was often sufficient to counteract children's tendency to generalize a novel label on the basis of perceptual similarity. (HTH)
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Language: English
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