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The development of category-based induction.

A López1, S A Gelman, G Gutheil

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48104.

Child Development
|October 1, 1992
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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Linguistics

Background:

  • Category-based induction involves inferring properties of one category member from another.
  • Osherson et al. (1990) proposed models based on premise-conclusion similarity and category coverage.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the developmental trajectory of category-based induction.
  • To examine how similarity and coverage processes evolve in children's reasoning.

Main Methods:

  • Developmental studies assessing children's inductive reasoning.
  • Analysis of sensitivity to premise-conclusion similarity and coverage across age groups.

Main Results:

  • Kindergartners' inductions relied solely on premise-conclusion similarity.

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  • Second graders' reasoning incorporated both similarity and coverage, with specific conditions.

    • Conclusions:

    • Children's category-based induction develops in an orderly manner.
    • The Osherson et al. model can be decomposed into distinct developmental components.