Generics license 30-month-olds' inferences about the atypical properties of novel kinds
dc.contributor.author | Graham, Susan | |
dc.contributor.author | Gelman, Susan A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Clarke, Jessica | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-24T22:30:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-04-24T22:30:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-08 | |
dc.description.abstract | We examined whether the distinction between generic and nongeneric language provides toddlers with a rapid and efficient means to learn about kinds. In Experiment 1, we examined 30-month-olds' willingness to extend atypical properties to members of an unfamiliar category when the properties were introduced in 1 of 3 ways: (a) using a generic noun phrase ("Blicks drink ketchup"); (b) using a nongeneric noun phrase ("These blicks drink ketchup"); and (c) using an attentional phrase ("Look at this"). Hearing a generic noun phrase boosted toddlers' extension of properties to both the model exemplars and to novel members of the same category, relative to when a property had been introduced with a nongeneric noun phrase or an attentional phrase. In Experiment 2, properties were introduced with a generic noun phrase, and toddlers extended novel properties to members of the same-category, but not to an out-of-category object. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that generics highlight the stability of a feature and foster generalization of the property to novel within-category exemplars. (PsycINFO Database Record | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Graham, S. A., Gelman, S. A., & Clarke, J. (2016). Generics license 30-month-olds’ inferences about the atypical properties of novel kinds. "Developmental Psychology", 52(9), 1353–1362. doi: 10.1037/dev0000183 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dev0000183 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1880/111884 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | American Psychological Association | en_US |
dc.publisher.department | Psychology | en_US |
dc.publisher.faculty | Arts | en_US |
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dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en_US |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Michigan | en_US |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Alberta | en_US |
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dc.title | Generics license 30-month-olds' inferences about the atypical properties of novel kinds | en_US |
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