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- Title
An apple is more than just a fruit: cross-classification in children's concepts.
- Authors
Nguyen, Simone P.; Murphy, Gregory L.
- Abstract
This research explored children's use of multiple forms of conceptual organization. Experiments 1 and 2 examined script (e.g., breakfast foods), taxonomic (e.g., fruits), and evaluative (e.g., junk foods) categories. The results showed that 4- and 7-year-olds categorized foods into all 3 categories, and 3-year-olds used both taxonomic and script categories. Experiment 3 found that 4- and 7-year-olds can cross-classify items, that is, classify a single food into both taxonomic and script categories. Experiments 4 and 5 showed that 7-year-olds and to some degree 4-year-olds can selectively use categories to make inductive inferences about foods. The results reveal that children do not rely solely on one form of categorization but are flexible in the types of categories they form and use.
- Subjects
CONCEPTS in children; CHILD psychology; FOOD; CATEGORIZATION (Psychology) in children; AGE distribution; COMPARATIVE studies; CONCEPTS; DECISION making; LANGUAGE acquisition; LEARNING; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; PROBLEM solving; RESEARCH; VISUAL perception; EVALUATION research
- Publication
Child Development, 2003, Vol 74, Issue 6, p1783
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1467-8624.2003.00638.x