The role of information about "convention," "design," and "goal" in representing artificial kinds

Tim P. German; Danielle Truxaw; Margaret Anne Defeyter

doi:10.1002/cd.183

The role of information about "convention," "design," and "goal" in representing artificial kinds

Tim P. German^*, Danielle Truxaw, Margaret Anne Defeyter

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Abstract

Artifact knowledge requires integration of information from different areas of human commonsense knowledge—our everyday understanding of object mechanics and our everyday psychology. Here we address the question of artifact conceptual structure, outlining evidence from tasks involving categorization, function judgments, and problem solving.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-81
Number of pages	13
Journal	New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
Volume	2007
Issue number	115
Early online date	26 Mar 2007
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/cd.183
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes

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