concept formation: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Renate Bartsch, Dynamic Conceptual Semantics (1998), provides an investigation into concept formation. Jerome S. Bruner, Jacqueline J. Goodnow, and George A. Austin, A Study of Thinking (1956, reprinted 1986), is a classic description of some experiments in the field. Works covering specialized topics include Steven Pinker, Language Learnability and Language Development (1984, reissued 1996), Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language (1999), and The Blank Slate (2002); and Henry M. Wellman, The Child’s Theory of Mind (1990, reissued 1992).
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| Deleted Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Basic Concepts. | Jun 26, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Basic Concepts. | Dec 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Gothenburg - Philosophical Interpretation: Conceptualization. | May 30, 2017 | ||
| Added new Web site: Exploring Psychology - Concept Formation. | Jun 24, 2009 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Nov 02, 2006 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Nov 02, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |
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