Color constancy and color term knowledge are positively related in early childhood
Color constancy and color term knowledge are positively related in early childhood
The ability to keep perception constant despite environmental changes of illumination, viewing angle or distance is a key feature of perception. Here, we investigate how ‘perceptual constancy’ relates to language learning by investigating the relationship between color constancy and color term knowledge in three to four-year-olds. 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.
Rogers, Marie
9ae0eedd-1998-4268-b5f7-68da47dba831
Witzel, Christoph
dfb994f1-7007-441a-9e1a-ddb167f44166
Rhodes, Peter
e98f8314-2e2f-466f-bcca-00950f4db6c1
Franklin, Anna
1a56e087-f53d-4c87-a22e-79d052c3be7e
1 August 2020
Rogers, Marie
9ae0eedd-1998-4268-b5f7-68da47dba831
Witzel, Christoph
dfb994f1-7007-441a-9e1a-ddb167f44166
Rhodes, Peter
e98f8314-2e2f-466f-bcca-00950f4db6c1
Franklin, Anna
1a56e087-f53d-4c87-a22e-79d052c3be7e
Rogers, Marie, Witzel, Christoph, Rhodes, Peter and Franklin, Anna
(2020)
Color constancy and color term knowledge are positively related in early childhood.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 196, [104825].
Abstract
The ability to keep perception constant despite environmental changes of illumination, viewing angle or distance is a key feature of perception. Here, we investigate how ‘perceptual constancy’ relates to language learning by investigating the relationship between color constancy and color term knowledge in three to four-year-olds. 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.
Text
Rogers et al. (2020) Color Constancy and Color Term Knowledge are Positively Related in Early Childhood
- Accepted Manuscript
More information
Accepted/In Press date: 31 December 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 25 April 2020
Published date: 1 August 2020
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 438351
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/438351
ISSN: 0022-0965
PURE UUID: ffb6ad0a-8547-49a6-9d65-d772fc499ebd
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 06 Mar 2020 17:33
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 05:22
Export record
Contributors
Author:
Marie Rogers
Author:
Peter Rhodes
Author:
Anna Franklin
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics
