The development of categorisation and conceptual thinking in early childhood: methods and limitations
Psicol. reflex. crit
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33: 17, 2020. tab, graf
Artículo
en Inglés
| LILACS, INDEXPSI
| ID: biblio-1135894
ABSTRACT
Abstract We present a systematic and qualitative review of academic literature on early conceptual development (0-24 months of age), with an emphasis on methodological aspects. The final sample of our review included 281 studies reported in 115 articles. The main aims of the article were four first, to organise studies into sets according to methodological similarities and differences; second, to elaborate on the methodological procedures that characterise each set; third, to circumscribe the empirical indicators that different sets of studies consider as proof of the existence of concepts in early childhood; last, to identify methodological limitations and to propose possible ways to overcome them. We grouped the studies into five sets preference and habituation experiments , category extension tasks , object sorting tasks , sequential touching tasks and object examination tasks . In the "Results" section, we review the core features of each set of studies. In the "Discussion" and "Conclusions" sections, we describe, for one thing, the most relevant methodological shortcomings. We end by arguing that a situated, semiotic and pragmatic perspective that emphasises the importance of ecological validity could open up new avenues of research to better understand the development of concepts in early childhood.
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Asunto principal:
Desarrollo Infantil
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Clasificación
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Cognición
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Formación de Concepto
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Lactante
Tipo de estudio:
Investigación cualitativa
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Inglés
Revista:
Psicol. reflex. crit
Asunto de la revista:
Psicologia
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
España
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid/ES
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