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Developmental Psychology

Natural Kinds vs. Artifacts

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Categories help the brain organize people, places, and objects without tracking every detail one by one. People often use visible features to sort new things into familiar groups. A furry, four-legged, tail-wagging, barking animal is likely to be identified as a dog.

This lesson also shows that c...

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Per organizzare il mondo e utilizzare in modo efficiente le risorse cognitive, i bambini imparano a suddividere oggetti, persone e luoghi in categorie.

In senso lato, una categoria "come i frutti" è una rappresentazione mentale di un insieme di cose reali che condividono caratteristiche simili, come la presenza di semi.

In questo c...

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Category FormationInductive InferencesNatural KindsArtifactsTransformation StoriesCognitive DevelopmentCategorization StudyFrank Keil MethodAge Group AnalysisPerceptual Features

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