Making living versus nonliving distinctions: Lessons from infants

Authors
Arterberry, ME
Citation
Me. Arterberry, Making living versus nonliving distinctions: Lessons from infants, BEHAV BRAIN, 24(3), 2001, pp. 477
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
ISSN journal
0140525X → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-525X(200106)24:3<477:MLVNDL>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Developmental research on infants' categorization of li ring and nonliving objects rinds that very young children are equally skilled in grouping such objects. The lack of a specialization for one type of object over another may be due to knowledge of function and the time frame for acquiring such k nowledge.