Rogers, MR, Witzel, C, Rhodes, P et al. (1 more author) (2020) Color constancy and color term knowledge are positively related during early childhood. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 196. 104825. ISSN 0022-0965
Abstract
The ability to keep perception constant despite environmental changes of illumination, viewing angle, or distance is a key feature of perception. Here, we investigated how “perceptual constancy” relates to language learning by investigating the relationship between color constancy and color term knowledge in 3- and 4-year-old children. We used a novel method to test color constancy where children are required to match colored stimuli under different illuminations. We found a positive relationship between color constancy and color term knowledge; children who knew more color words also had better color constancy. The relationship remained even when accounting for the effect of age and ability to discriminate colors. The findings have implications for understanding the development of perceptual constancy, language learning, and the link between perceptual processing and cognitive development.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an author produced version of an article published in Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | color term knowledge; color constancy; perceptual constancy; language acquisition |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2020 15:50 |
Last Modified: | 25 Apr 2021 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jecp.2020.104825 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:156455 |