The role of comparison in preschoolers' categorization of novel objects

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2005
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In two experiments the role of the comparison process and common labels on preschooler' s formation of categories of novel objects were exained. The results of m Experiment I indicate that children were more likely to form a category of objects based on similar shape when not provided with the opportunity to compare the objects. Children were more likely to form a category of objects based on similar texture when the opportunity to compare the objects and common labels were provided. Children who were provided with only the comparison showed a movement away from shape similarities, but not to the same extent as when provided with both cues. The results of Experiment 2 support the previous study and suggest that the findings are not due to the directiveness of the dialogue used in the task. Children appear to spontaneously engage in the comparison process.
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Meagher, K. (2005). The role of comparison in preschoolers' categorization of novel objects (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2509
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