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Table 1 Experiment 1

From: The class inclusion question: a case study in applying pragmatics to the experimental study of cognition

 

The request to show the A was made

Initially

After a request to show the B

Flowers

Fruit

Flowers

Fruit

Child shows A (= B + B’)

14

13

9

7

Child shows only B

1

2

6

8

  1. Number of choices upon request to show the members of the class for the two materials (flowers and fruit)
  2. A superclass, B major subclass