Olfactory categorization: A developmental study

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 337-352

  Valentin, Dominique ^a   Chanquoy, Lucile ^b  

^a CENTRE DES SCIENCES DU GOÛT ET DE L ALIMENTATION   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Categorization; Children odor; Development; Identification; Typicality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FLOWER; FRANCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECOGNITION; SMELLING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLASSIFICATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FLOWERS; FRANCE; FRUIT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; PLANTS, EDIBLE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84866180857     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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