Intensive quantities: why they matter to developmental research.

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Abstract:: A distinction can be drawn between extensive and intensive quantities. Extensive quantities (e.g., volume, distance), which have been the focus of developmental research, depend upon additive combination. Intensive quantities (e.g., density, speed), which have been relatively neglected, derive from proportional relations between variables. Thus, while proportional relations can be expressed with extensive quantities, these relations are constitutive with intensive quantities. One consequence ...
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Journal:: British journal of developmental psychology More from this journal
Volume:: 28
Issue:: Pt 2
Pages:: 307-329
Publication date:: 2010-06-01
DOI:: 10.1348/026151009x410362
EISSN:: 2044-835X
ISSN:: 0261-510X

Language:: English
Keywords:: Child

Analysis of Variance

Concept Formation

Age Factors

Female

Male

Scotland

Humans

Problem Solving

Child Development

Behavioral Research
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Deposit date:: 2012-12-19

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