Contemporary approaches to concept development

Sandra R. Waxman

doi:10.1016/0885-2014(91)90009-3

Contemporary approaches to concept development

Sandra R. Waxman^*

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In the past several years, developmental researchers have begun to transform the vantage points from which we study concepts and their development. This essay begins with a brief and selective critique of two major psychological theories concerning the structure, representation, and development of concepts (the classical view and the prototype view). This is followed by a discussion of fundamental problems inherent in measuring concepts and other intangible products of the mind. Contemporary approaches to conceptual development and organization are then outlined, with a particular focus on two recently published monographs, Categorization and Naming in Children: Problems of Induction (Markman, 1989) and Concepts, Kinds, and Cognitive Development (Keil, 1989).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	105-118
Number of pages	14
Journal	Cognitive Development
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0885-2014(91)90009-3
State	Published - Jan 1 1991

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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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