When does an ostrich become a bird? The role of typicality in early word comprehension.

Which objects and animals are children willing to accept as referents for words they know? To answer this question, the authors assessed early word comprehension using the preferential looking task. Children were shown 2 stimuli side by side (a target and a distractor) and heard the target stimulus...

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Main Authors: Meints, K, Plunkett, K, Harris, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999