When humans become animals: Development of the animal category in early childhood

► We investigate early conceptions of the place of humans in the biological world. ► Task systematically accesses categories of 3- and 5-year-olds. ► Confirms children’s appreciation of a category of animals that excludes humans. ► Reveals young children’s difficulty accessing an animal category tha...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cognition 2012, Vol.122 (1), p.74-79
Hauptverfasser:	Herrmann, Patricia A., Medin, Douglas L., Waxman, Sandra R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aging - psychology Analysis of Variance Animals Biological and medical sciences Biology Birds Categorization Child Child Development Child, Preschool Childhood Children Classification Cognitive development Concept Formation Conceptualization Developmental psychology Dogs Early childhood Experimental methods Experiments Folk-biology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Identification Individuality Labelling Language Language Development Photic Stimulation Plants Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Young Children
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