Bootstrapping in a language of thought: A formal model of conceptual change in number word learning

In acquiring number words, children exhibit a qualitative leap in which they transition from understanding a few number words, to possessing a rich system of interrelated numerical concepts. We present a computational framework for understanding this inductive leap as the consequence of statistical...

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Main Authors: Piantadosi, Steven T. (Author), Tenenbaum, Joshua B. (Contributor), Goodman, Noah D. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2015-09-18T17:35:36Z.
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