An apple is more than just a fruit: Cross-classification in children's concepts
An apple is more than just a fruit: Cross-classification in children's concepts
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DOI：
10.1046/j.1467-8624.2003.00638.x
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发表时间：
2003-11-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Murphy, GL
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作者：
Nguyen, SP;Murphy, GL
本研究探讨了儿童使用多种形式的概念组织。实验1和2检查脚本（例如，早餐食物），分类学（例如，水果），和评价（例如，垃圾食品）类别。结果表明，4岁和7岁的儿童将食物分为所有3类，3岁的儿童同时使用分类和脚本类别。实验3发现，4岁和7岁的儿童可以交叉分类项目，即把一个单一的食物分为两个分类和脚本类别。实验4和实验5表明，7岁儿童和4岁儿童在一定程度上能够有选择地使用类别对食物进行归纳推理。结果表明，儿童不依赖于一种形式的分类，但灵活的类别，他们的形式和使用。
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.