title: Informativeness and the learning of bipolar adjectives.
abstract: The effects of informativeness upon the learning of bipolar adjectives were examined by asking 20 preschoolers to learn novel words descriptive of different lengths vs tensions of a coiled spring. The set of adjectives which contrasted most highly for informativeness showed the greatest asymmetry for successful learning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls 50614.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Highnam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wetrich
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003210:Concept Formation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D014825:Vocabulary