Generics license 30-month-olds' inferences about the atypical properties of novel kinds

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dc.contributor.authorGraham, Susan
dc.contributor.authorGelman, Susan A.
dc.contributor.authorClarke, Jessica
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-23T13:53:47Z
dc.date.available2020-04-23T13:53:47Z
dc.date.issued2016-01
dc.description.abstractWe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGraham, S. A., Gelman, S. A., & Clarke, J. (2016). Generics license 30-month-olds' inferences about the atypical properties of novel kinds. "Developmental Psychology", volume 52, number 9, 1353-1362. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dev0000183en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dev0000183en_US
dc.identifier.issn0012-1649
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/111858
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Associationen_US
dc.publisher.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.hasversionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Albertaen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Michiganen_US
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.titleGenerics license 30-month-olds' inferences about the atypical properties of novel kindsen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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