Perceptual categorization of cat and dog silhouettes by 3- to 4-month-old infants

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 78-94

  Quinn, Paul C ^a   Eimas, Peter D ^b   Tarr, Michael J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorization; Cognitive development; Perceptual development; Visual cognition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

ANIMALS; CATS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL;

EID: 0035347245     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.2000.2609     Document Type: Article

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