Choose One of These Categories: Furniture, Vehicles, Tools, Clothing, or Food

Essay

Choose one of these categories: furniture, vehicles, tools, clothing, or food. For the chosen category, think about how a child's concept of this category might progress from infancy through the preschool years, and answer these questions: (a) What might the initial concept of the category entail, and what are some examples of the likely members of this initial category? (b) On what information would this initial conception be formed? (c) Are there any category members that are not likely to be included in the child's initial concept? (d) Are there examples of objects the child might include that adults would not consider to be a member of the category? (e) Why might a child make these errors? (f) As the child's conception matures, how will these errors be corrected?