All things considered: Dynamic field theory captures effect of categories on children's word learning

AISB 2011: Computational Models of Cognitive Development

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3-7

  Twomey, Katherine E ^a   Horst, Jessica S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; DYNAMIC FIELDS; TASK DEMAND; WORD LEARNING; YOUNG CHILDREN;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 84863930907     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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