Marjorie Rhodes

Nov 6, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Yian Xu |Michelle Wang |Kelsey Moty |Marjorie Rhodes

Conflicts of Interest The authors declare no Conflicts of interest. Supporting Information Filename Description desc13586-sup-0001-SuppMat.docx2.1 MB Supporting-Information References , , and . 2004. “Constraints on Conceptual Development. A Case Study of the Acquisition of Folkbiological and Folksociologial Knowledge in Madagascar.” Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development 69: 1–161. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0037-976X.2004.00296.x. 1998.

Oct 21, 2024 | cell.com | Marjorie Rhodes |Susan Gelman

KeywordsGeneric languagepsychological essentialismsocial cognitionconceptual developmentHow generic language shapes the development of social thoughtGeneric language about social categories, such as, ‘Girls wear pink’ or ‘A scientist cares about the truth’, refers to categories as abstract wholes rather than to specific members (e.g., ‘Those girls are doing ballet’ [1,2].

Oct 13, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Benjamin deMayo |Natalie Gallagher |Marjorie Rhodes |Victoria A. Varlack

ABSTRACTChildren’s understanding of the stability of gender over time has long been recognized as a hallmark of early childhood cognitive development. Prior research has argued that until roughly age 6, children do not understand that a person’s gender identity remains consistent if the person undergoes a change in gendered behavior or appearance. However, this prior work has generally not given children any context as to why the behavior or appearance change is occurring.