Infant Categorization of Path Relations during Dynamic Events

Autor/inn/en	Pruden, Shannon M.; Roseberry, Sarah; Goksun, Tilbe; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy; Golinkoff, Roberta M.
Titel	Infant Categorization of Path Relations during Dynamic Events
Quelle	In: Child Development, 84 (2013) 1, S.331-345 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01843.x
Schlagwörter	Infants; Classification; English; Language Acquisition; Spatial Ability; Vocabulary Development; Concept Formation; Physical Activities; Cognitive Ability; Visual Stimuli; Task Analysis; Computer Assisted Testing; Coding; Familiarity; Habituation; Novelty (Stimulus Dimension) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; English language; Englisch; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Wortschatzarbeit; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Denkfähigkeit; Aufgabenanalyse; Codierung; Programmierung
Abstract	Fundamental to amassing a lexicon of relational terms (i.e., verbs, prepositions) is the ability to abstract and categorize spatial relations such as a figure (e.g., "boy") moving along a path (e.g., "around" the barn). Three studies examine how infants learn to categorize path over changes in "manner," or how an action is performed (e.g., running vs. crawling). Experiment 1 ("n" = 60) finds that 10- to 12-month-old English-learning infants categorize a figure's path. In Experiment 2 ("n" = 27) categorization is disrupted when the ground object is removed, suggesting the relation between figure and ground defines the path. Experiment 3 ("n" = 24) shows that language may be a mechanism guiding category formation. These studies suggest that English-learning infants can categorize path, a component lexicalized in the world's languages. (Contains 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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