False recognition of static and dynamic object properties by preschool children |
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Authors: | Greg B Simpson George Kellas |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska, 68182 Omaha, Nebraska;(2) University of Kansas, 66045 Lawrence, Kansas |
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Abstract: | A false recognition task was used to compare preschool children's use of static and dynamic properties of objects in semantic processing. Four, five, and six year old children heard a list of object names, and then were tested for recognition of these words with a recognition test list that included distractor words that were static or dynamic properties of the objects on the first list. False recognition scores of dynamic properties were higher than those for static, for 4 and 5 year old children, with no differences for 6 year old children. The results argue for a functional basis for the encoding of referential terms in memory, and are discussed in terms of two models of semantic development.This research was partially supported by Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Research Service Award HD 07066 and U.S. Public Health Service Grant HD 00870 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to the Kansas Center for Mental Retardation and Human Development. |
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