TY - JOUR
T1 - Shape bias special section
T2 - The shape of thought
AU - Markson, Lori
AU - Diesendruck, Gil
AU - Bloom, Paul
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - When children learn the name of a novel object, they tend to extend that name to other objects similar in shape - a phenomenon referred to as the shape bias. Does the shape bias stem from learned associations between names and categories of objects, or does it derive from more general properties of children's understanding of language and the world? We argue here for the second alternative, presenting evidence that the shape bias emerges early in development, is not limited to names, and is intimately related to how children make sense of categories.
AB - When children learn the name of a novel object, they tend to extend that name to other objects similar in shape - a phenomenon referred to as the shape bias. Does the shape bias stem from learned associations between names and categories of objects, or does it derive from more general properties of children's understanding of language and the world? We argue here for the second alternative, presenting evidence that the shape bias emerges early in development, is not limited to names, and is intimately related to how children make sense of categories.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/40549146262
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00666.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00666.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 18333975
AN - SCOPUS:40549146262
SN - 1363-755X
VL - 11
SP - 204
EP - 208
JO - Developmental Science
JF - Developmental Science
IS - 2
ER -