Early category and concept development : making sense of the blooming, buzzing confusion / edited by David H. Rakison and Lisa M. Oakes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rakison, David H., 1969-

Oakes, Lisa M., 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognition in infants.

Perception in infants.

Physical Description:

xxi, 442 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2003]

Summary:

This is the first book devoted entirely to the development of categorization and conceptual abilities during the first years of life, a central topic in developmental psychology and cognitive science. Rakison and Oakes have brought together the leading investigators of categorization of speech, visual-spatial patterns, objects, and of animals. Also included are theoretical chapters on the development of categorization, both from connectionist and from more rationalist perspectives. Providing an overview of the research in the field during the past 25 years, this volume highlights current issues under debate, describes the most exciting and influential theories currently in the field, and acts as a guide to future research endeavors.

Contents:

Foreword: Categories, Cognitive Development, and Cognitive Science / Frank C. Keil v

1. Issues in the Early Development of Concepts and Categories: An Introduction / Lisa M. Oakes, David H. Rakison 3

Part I. Concepts and Categories Before the Emergence of Language

2. Chunking Language Input to Find Patterns / Peter W. Jusczyk 27

3. Concepts Are Not Just for Objects: Categorization of Spatial Relation Information by Infants / Paul C. Quinn 50

4. Parsing Objects into Categories: Infants' Perception and Use of Correlated Attributes / Barbara A. Younger 77

5. Conceptual Categorization / Jean M. Mandler 103

6. Principles of Developmental Change in Infants' Category Formation / Lisa M. Oakes, Kelly L. Madole 132

7. Parts, Motion, and the Development of the Animate-Inanimate Distinction in Infancy / David H. Rakison 159

8. Commentary on Part I: Unresolved Issues in Infant Categorization / Leslie B. Cohen 193

Part II Concepts and Categories During Early Language Development

9. Links between Object Categorization and Naming: Origins and Emergence in Human Infants / Sandra R. Waxman 213

10. Transaction of Child Cognitive-Linguistic Abilities and Adult Input in the Acquisition of Lexical Categories at the Basic and Subordinate Levels / Carolyn B. Mervis, John R. Pani, Ariel M. Pani 242

11. Making an Ontology: Cross-linguistic Evidence / Linda B. Smith, Eliana Colunga, Hanako Yoshida 275

12. Words, Kinds, and Causal Powers: A Theory Theory Perspective on Early Naming and Categorization / Alison Gopnik, Thierry Nazzi 303

13. Theory-Based Categorization in Early Childhood / Susan A. Gelman, Melissa A. Koenig 330

14. The Acquisition and Use of Implicit Categories in Early Development / Denis Mareschal 360

15. Commentary on Part II: Abilities and Assumptions Underlying Conceptual Development / Ellen M. Markman, Vikram K. Jaswal 384

16. Final Commentary: Conceptual Development from Origins to Asymptotes / Robert L. Goldstone, Mark K. Johansen 403.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0195142934

0195142942

OCLC:

48851338