Colunga, E. & Smith, L.B. (in press) Knowledge embedded in process: The self-organization of skilled noun learning. Developmental Science
Colunga, E. & Smith, L.B. (in press) Flexibility and variability: Essential to human cognition and the study of human cognition. New Ideas in Psychology.
Brojde, C. & Colunga, E. (2006). Out of the Mouths of Babes. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 27. pp. 223-229.
Sumiya, H. & Colunga, E. (2006) The effect of familiarity and semantics on early acquisition of Japanese numerical classifiers. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. pp. 607-618.
Colunga, E. (2006) The effect of priming on preschooler's extensions of novel words: how far can "dumb" processes go? Proceedings of the 30th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. pp. 96-106.
Colunga, E. & Smith, L.B. (2005) From the lexicon to expectations about kinds: A role for associative learning. Psychological Review, 112 (2) pp. 347-382.
Colunga, E. (2004). Dumb Mechanisms make Smart Concepts. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 26. pp. 239-244.
Colunga, E. & Smith, L.B. (2003) The emergence of abstract ideas: Evidence from networks and babies. Philosophical Transactions by the Royal Society B. Theme Issue: The abstraction paths: from experience to concept. L. Saitta (Ed) 358 (1435) pp. 1205-1214
Smith, L.B., Jones, S. S., Yoshida, H., & Colunga, E. (2003) Whose DAM account? Attentional Learning explains Booth and Waxman. Cognition 87(3) pp. 209-213
Calvo, F. & Colunga, E. (2003). The Statistical Brain: Reply to Marcus' The Algebraic Mind. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 25.pp. 210-215.
Gasser, M. & Colunga, E. (2003) Pattern Learning in Infants and Neural Networks. In Quinlan, P (Ed.) Connectionist Models of Develpment. Psychology Press.
Smith, L. B., Colunga, E. & Yoshida, H. (2003) Making an ontology: Cross-linguistic evidence. In Rakison, D. and Oakes, L. (Eds.) Early Category and concept development: Making sense of the blooming buzzing confusion. (pp. 275-302). London, Oxford University Press. xxi, 442 pp.
Colunga, E. & Smith, L.B. (2002). What makes a word? Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 24. pp. 214-219.
Colunga, E., Gasser, M. & Smith, L.B. (2002) Attention to different cues in noun learning: The effect of English vs. Spanish count/mass syntax. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. pp. 107-117
Gasser, M., & Colunga, E., & Smith, L. B. (2001). Developing relations. In Emile van der Zee & Urpo Nikanne (Eds.), Cognitive interfaces: Constraints on linking cognitive information, (pp. 185-214). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Colunga, E. & Smith, L.B. (2001) How words get to be names. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. pp. 180-189.
Gasser, M. & Colunga, E. (2001). Learning relational correlations. International Conference on Cognitive Modeling, 4, pp. 91-96.
Colunga, E., Smith, L.B. (2000). Committing to an ontology: A connectionist account. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 22, pp. 89-94.
Gasser, M. & Colunga, E. (2000). Babies, Variables and relational correlations.In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 22. pp. 182-187.
Colunga, E., Smith, L.B. (2000). Learning to learn words: A cross-linguistic study of the shape and material biases. Proceedings of the 24th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. pp. 197-207.
Gasser, M. & Colunga, E. (1999). How babies learn to find words. Proceedings of the International Conference on Cognitive Science, 2, pp. 277-281.
Colunga, E. & Gasser, M. (1998). Linguistic relativity and word acquisition: a computational approach. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 20, pp. 244-249.
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Colunga, E. & Smith, L.B. (in press) Knowledge embedded in process: The self-organization of skilled noun learning. Developmental Science
Brojde, C. & Colunga, E. (2006). Out of the Mouths of Babes. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 27. pp. 223-229.
Colunga, E. (2006) The effect of priming on preschooler's extensions of novel words: how far can "dumb" processes go? Proceedings of the 30th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. pp. 96-106.
Colunga, E. & Smith, L.B. (2005) From the lexicon to expectations about kinds: A role for associative learning. Psychological Review, 112 (2) pp. 347-382.
Colunga, E. (2004). Dumb Mechanisms make Smart Concepts. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 26. pp. 239-244.
Colunga, E. & Smith, L.B. (2003) The emergence of abstract ideas: Evidence from networks and babies. Philosophical Transactions by the Royal Society B. Theme Issue: The abstraction paths: from experience to concept. L. Saitta (Ed) 358 (1435) pp. 1205-1214
Smith, L.B., Jones, S. S., Yoshida, H., & Colunga, E. (2003) Whose DAM account? Attentional Learning explains Booth and Waxman. Cognition 87(3) pp. 209-213
Smith, L. B., Colunga, E. & Yoshida, H. (2003) Making an ontology: Cross-linguistic evidence. In Rakison, D. and Oakes, L. (Eds.) Early Category and concept development: Making sense of the blooming buzzing confusion. (pp. 275-302). London, Oxford University Press. xxi, 442 pp.
Colunga, E., Gasser, M. & Smith, L.B. (2002) Attention to different cues in noun learning: The effect of English vs. Spanish count/mass syntax. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. pp. 107-117
Colunga, E. & Smith, L.B. (2002). What makes a word? Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 24. pp. 214-219.
Colunga, E. & Smith, L.B. (2001) How words get to be names. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. pp. 180-189.
Colunga, E. & Smith, L.B. (2005) From the lexicon to expectations about kinds: A role for associative learning. Psychological Review, 112 (2) pp. 347-382.
Calvo, F. & Colunga, E. (2003). The Statistical Brain: Reply to Marcus' The Algebraic Mind. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 25.pp. 210-215.
Gasser, M. & Colunga, E. (2003) Pattern Learning in Infants and Neural Networks. In Quinlan, P (Ed.) Connectionist Models of Develpment. Psychology Press.
Colunga, E., Gasser, M. & Smith, L.B. (2002) Attention to different cues in noun learning: The effect of English vs. Spanish count/mass syntax. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. pp. 107-117
Gasser, M., & Colunga, E., & Smith, L. B. (2001). Developing relations. In Emile van der Zee & Urpo Nikanne (Eds.), Cognitive interfaces: Constraints on linking cognitive information, (pp. 185-214). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gasser, M. & Colunga, E. (2001). Learning relational correlations. International Conference on Cognitive Modeling, 4, pp. 91-96.
Colunga, E., Smith, L.B. (2000). Committing to an ontology: A connectionist account. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 22, pp. 89-94.
Gasser, M. & Colunga, E. (2000). Babies, Variables and relational correlations.In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 22. pp. 182-187.
Colunga, E., Smith, L.B. (2000). Learning to learn words: A cross-linguistic study of the shape and material biases. Proceedings of the 24th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. pp. 197-207.
Gasser, M. & Colunga, E. (1999). How babies learn to find words. Proceedings of the International Conference on Cognitive Science, 2, pp. 277-281.
Colunga, E. & Gasser, M. (1998). Linguistic relativity and word acquisition: a computational approach. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 20, pp. 244-249.
Colunga, E., Tafoya, J. and Sumiya, H. (submitted) English- and Japanese-speakingchildren’s generalizations of names for things outside of their experience.
Sumiya, H. & Colunga, E. (2006) The effect of familiarity and semantics on early acquisition of Japanese numerical classifiers. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. pp. 607-618.
Colunga, E. & Smith, L.B. (2005) From the lexicon to expectations about kinds: A role for associative learning. Psychological Review, 112 (2) pp. 347-382.
Smith, L. B., Colunga, E. & Yoshida, H. (2003) Making an ontology: Cross-linguistic evidence. In Rakison, D. and Oakes, L. (Eds.) Early Category and concept development: Making sense of the blooming buzzing confusion. (pp. 275-302). London, Oxford University Press. xxi, 442 pp.
Colunga, E., Gasser, M. & Smith, L.B. (2002) Attention to different cues in noun learning: The effect of English vs. Spanish count/mass syntax. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. pp. 107-117
Colunga, E., Smith, L.B. (2000). Learning to learn words: A cross-linguistic study of the shape and material biases. Proceedings of the 24th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. pp. 197-207.
Colunga, E. & Gasser, M. (1998). Linguistic relativity and word acquisition: a computational approach. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 20, pp. 244-249.
Gasser, M. & Colunga, E. (2003) Pattern Learning in Infants and Neural Networks. In Quinlan, P (Ed.) Connectionist Models of Develpment. Psychology Press.
Gasser, M., & Colunga, E., & Smith, L. B. (2001). Developing relations. In Emile van der Zee & Urpo Nikanne (Eds.), Cognitive interfaces: Constraints on linking cognitive information, (pp. 185-214). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gasser, M. & Colunga, E. (2001). Learning relational correlations. International Conference on Cognitive Modeling, 4, pp. 91-96.
Gasser, M. & Colunga, E. (2000). Babies, Variables and relational correlations.In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 22. pp. 182-187.
Gasser, M. & Colunga, E. (1999). How babies learn to find words. Proceedings of the International Conference on Cognitive Science, 2, pp. 277-281.
Colunga, E. & Gasser, M. (1998). Linguistic relativity and word acquisition: a computational approach. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 20, pp. 244-249.