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Developing without concepts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2010

Yevdokiya Yermolayeva  and
David H. Rakison
Yevdokiya Yermolayeva
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. [email protected]://www.psy.cmu.edu/people/[email protected]://www.psy.cmu.edu/people/rakison.html
David H. Rakison
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. [email protected]://www.psy.cmu.edu/people/[email protected]://www.psy.cmu.edu/people/rakison.html
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Abstract

We evaluate the heterogeneity hypothesis by considering the developmental time course and the mechanism of acquisition of exemplars, prototypes, and theories. We argue that behavioral and modeling data point to a sequential emergence of these three types of concepts within a single system. This suggests that similar or identical underlying cognitive processes – rather than separate ones – underpin representation acquisition.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 2-3 , June 2010 , pp. 229 - 230
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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