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Conventionality and cognitive development: Learning to think the right way
Author(s) -
Kalish Charles W.,
Sabbagh Mark A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.178
Subject(s) - categorization , cognitive development , cognition , psychology , concept learning , cognitive psychology , language development , child development , language acquisition , cognitive science , computer science , developmental psychology , mathematics education , artificial intelligence , neuroscience
Although there are multiple ways in which young children can use language, categorize objects, use tools, and play games, they seem to quickly realize that there is one preferred, or conventional, way to do each of these things. These disparate domains share a common conventional structure.