A developmental examination of the conceptual structure of animal, artifact, and human social categories across two cultural contexts

2009/06/14 by Marjorie Rhodes, Susan A. Gelman · 40 citations
Psychology · #Child and Animal Learning Development #Cultural Differences and Values #Animal and Plant Science Education

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.cogpsych.2009.05.001

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• Basic objects in natural categories

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