View in EDS

Young Children's Perception and Comprehension of Metaphorical Similarities in Pictures and in Words.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Young Children's Perception and Comprehension of Metaphorical Similarities in Pictures and in Words.
Language: English
Authors: Epstein, R. L., Gamlin, P. J.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 28
Publication Date: 1987
Intended Audience: Researchers
Document Type: Reports - Research
Speeches/Meeting Papers
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comprehension, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Metaphors, Pictorial Stimuli, Preschool Children, Verbal Stimuli, Visual Perception
Geographic Terms: Canada, Canada (Toronto)
Abstract: This study was designed to determine whether children 3, 4, and 5 years of age could demonstrate their metaphorical competence equally well in words and in pictures. Previous studies which have investigated young children's metaphorical ability have often encouraged young children to make judgments of similarity which rely almost exclusively on visually apparent perceptual qualities such as shape and color. This study was concerned with whether children were also capable of understanding metaphorical similarities based on implicit, not visually apparent functional and causal resemblances as well as explicit visually apparent perceptual resemblances providing that the concepts involved were familiar to the children. The results of this study indicate that all children, regardless of age, were able to recognize and explain more metaphorical similarities in pictures than in words. Therefore it appears that the mental operations required for metaphorical comprehension become available to children sometime before the age of 3. In contrast to other studies that have indicated that young children are cognitively limited to abstracting similar perceptual features between items from different categories, this study indicates that preschool children are able to give highly appropriate explanations for connecting functionally and causally related metaphors. (Author)
Entry Date: 1987
Accession Number: ED284676
Database: ERIC
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
CustomLinks:
  – Url: https://eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED284676
    Name: ERIC Full Text
    Category: fullText
    Text: Full Text from ERIC
Header DbId: eric
DbLabel: ERIC
An: ED284676
AccessLevel: 3
PubType: Report
PubTypeId: report
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Young Children's Perception and Comprehension of Metaphorical Similarities in Pictures and in Words.
– Name: Language
  Label: Language
  Group: Lang
  Data: English
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Epstein%2C+R%2E+L%2E%22">Epstein, R. L.</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Gamlin%2C+P%2E+J%2E%22">Gamlin, P. J.</searchLink>
– Name: PeerReviewed
  Label: Peer Reviewed
  Group: SrcInfo
  Data: N
– Name: Pages
  Label: Page Count
  Group: Src
  Data: 28
– Name: DatePubCY
  Label: Publication Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 1987
– Name: Audience
  Label: Intended Audience
  Group: Audnce
  Data: Researchers
– Name: TypeDocument
  Label: Document Type
  Group: TypDoc
  Data: Reports - Research<br />Speeches/Meeting Papers
– Name: Subject
  Label: Descriptors
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Cognitive+Ability%22">Cognitive Ability</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Comprehension%22">Comprehension</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Early+Childhood+Education%22">Early Childhood Education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Foreign+Countries%22">Foreign Countries</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Metaphors%22">Metaphors</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Pictorial+Stimuli%22">Pictorial Stimuli</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Preschool+Children%22">Preschool Children</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Verbal+Stimuli%22">Verbal Stimuli</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Visual+Perception%22">Visual Perception</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Canada%22">Canada</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Canada+%28Toronto%29%22">Canada (Toronto)</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: This study was designed to determine whether children 3, 4, and 5 years of age could demonstrate their metaphorical competence equally well in words and in pictures. Previous studies which have investigated young children's metaphorical ability have often encouraged young children to make judgments of similarity which rely almost exclusively on visually apparent perceptual qualities such as shape and color. This study was concerned with whether children were also capable of understanding metaphorical similarities based on implicit, not visually apparent functional and causal resemblances as well as explicit visually apparent perceptual resemblances providing that the concepts involved were familiar to the children. The results of this study indicate that all children, regardless of age, were able to recognize and explain more metaphorical similarities in pictures than in words. Therefore it appears that the mental operations required for metaphorical comprehension become available to children sometime before the age of 3. In contrast to other studies that have indicated that young children are cognitively limited to abstracting similar perceptual features between items from different categories, this study indicates that preschool children are able to give highly appropriate explanations for connecting functionally and causally related metaphors. (Author)
– Name: DateEntry
  Label: Entry Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 1987
– Name: AN
  Label: Accession Number
  Group: ID
  Data: ED284676
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=ED284676
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Languages:
      – Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 28
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Cognitive Ability
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Comprehension
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Early Childhood Education
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Foreign Countries
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Metaphors
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Pictorial Stimuli
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Preschool Children
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Verbal Stimuli
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Visual Perception
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Canada
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Canada (Toronto)
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Young Children's Perception and Comprehension of Metaphorical Similarities in Pictures and in Words.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Epstein, R. L.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Gamlin, P. J.
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 04
              Type: published
              Y: 1987
ResultId 1