Developing object concepts in infancy : an associative learning perspective / David H. Rakison and Gary Lupyan ; with commentary by Lisa M. Oakes, Arlene S. Walker-Andrews ; W. Andrew Collins, series editor.
Rakison, David H., 1969-; Lupyan, Gary.; Oakes, Lisa M., 1963-; Walker-Andrews, Arlene S.; Collins, W. Andrew, 1944-
2008
LB1103 .S6 v.73 no.1 (Mapit)
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Title Developing object concepts in infancy : an associative learning perspective / David H. Rakison and Gary Lupyan ; with commentary by Lisa M. Oakes, Arlene S. Walker-Andrews ; W. Andrew Collins, series editor.
Author Rakison, David H., 1969-
Spine Title Developing object concepts in infancy
Publication Details Boston, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell Pub., 2008.
Language English
Description vii, 130 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number LB1103 .S6 v.73 no.1
Summary "[Rakison and Lupyan] present a domain-general framework called constrained attentional associative learning to provide a developmental account for how and when infants form concepts for animates and inanimates that encapsulate not only their surface appearance but also their movement characteristics. ... "--p. vii.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-109).
Added Author Lupyan, Gary.
Oakes, Lisa M., 1963-
Walker-Andrews, Arlene S.
Collins, W. Andrew, 1944-
Series Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development.
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CONTENTS, Abstract
Introduction
A connectionist model for early learning about animates and inanimates
Simulations 1a, 1b, and 1c: the role of moving parts in forming representations of objects
Simulations 2a and 2b: the role of moving parts in forming representations of objects presented in a category context
Learning initial mappings between labels and object features: simulations and experiments with infants
Simulation 4: a model of Rakison, 2005A: animacy relations in causal events
Simulation 5: a model of Rakison, 2006: animacy relations in noncausal events
General discussion.

COMMENTARY, Associationist learning as a basis of knowledge in infancy / Lisa M. Oakes
Encountering concepts in context / Arlene S. Walker-Andrews.

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