Graham, SusanKilbreath, Cari S.Welder, Andrea N.2020-04-232020-04-232004-03Graham, S. A., Kilbreath, C. S., & Welder, A. N. (2004). Thirteen-month-olds rely on shared labels and shape similarity for inductive inferences. "Child Development", volume 75, number 2, 409-427. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2004.00683.x0009-3920http://hdl.handle.net/1880/11187210.11575/PRISM/43700This study examined the influence of shape similarity and labels on 13-month-olds' inductive inferences. In 3 experiments, 123 infants were presented with novel target objects with or without a nonvisible property, followed by test objects that varied in shape similarity. When objects were not labelled, infants generalized the nonvisible property to high-similarity objects (Experiment 1). When objects were labelled with the same noun, infants generalized the nonvisible property to high- and low-similarity objects (Experiment 2). Finally, when objects were labelled with different nouns, infants generalized the nonvisible property to high-similarity objects (Experiment 3). Thus, infants who are beginning to acquire productive language rely on shared shape similarity and shared names to guide their inductive inferences.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.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Thirteen-month-olds rely on shared labels and shape similarity for inductive inferencesjournal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2004.00683.x