Anderson, NinaMeagher, KristinnWelder, Andrea N.Graham, Susan2020-04-202020-04-202018-11-26Anderson, N., Meagher, K., Welder, A. N., & Graham, S. (2018). Animacy cues facilitate 10-month-olds' categorization of novel objects with similar insides. "PLoS ONE 13:11: e0207800". http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207800http://hdl.handle.net/1880/111816https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43694In this experiment, we examined whether sensitivity to the relevance of object insides for the categorization of animate objects is in place around 10 months of age. Using an object examining paradigm, 10-month-old infants' (N = 58) were familiarized to novel objects with varying outward appearances but shared insides in one of three groups: No cues, Eyes, and Cue control. During test trials, infants were presented with a novel in-category test object followed by an out-of-category test object. When objects were presented with animacy cues (i.e., Eyes), infants categorized the objects together. In contrast, when objects were presented without any added cues or when they were presented with a shared perceptual marker (Cue control, i.e., plastic spoons placed on top of the objects), infants showed no evidence of categorization. These results indicate that by 10 months of age, eyes signal to infants that objects share some kind of uniting commonality that may not be obvious or readily perceptually available.engUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.journal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207800