What do transitive inference and class inclusion have in common? Categorical (co)products and cognitive development

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Phillips, Steven ^a   Wilson, William H ^b   Halford, Graeme S ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARD-SORTING; CARDINALITIES; CATEGORY THEORY; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COPRODUCT; DISTANCE INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL STRUCTURE; MATRIX COMPLETION; THEORY OF MINDS; YOUNG CHILDREN;

ARTICLE; CATEGORY THEORY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 74549205195     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000599     Document Type: Article

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