The role of naming in stimulus categorization by preschool children

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-405

  Miguel, Caio F ^a,b   Petursdottir, Anna I ^a,c   Carr, James E ^a   Michael, Jack ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorization; Naming; Preschool children; Stimulus equivalence; Verbal behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949095835     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2008-89-383     Document Type: Article

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