Linda B. Smith
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Linda B. Smith is a Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Indiana University. Smith is the author or co-author of more than 100 publications on cognitive and linguistic development in young children. With Esther Thelen she co-authored the book A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development (Smith & Thelen 1993), which looks at development from a dynamic systems perspective. She is also well-known for her research on the shape bias (Landau et al. 1988), children's tendency to generalize new concrete nouns on the basis of the shape of the object referred to.
Smith earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1997, she received the Tracy Sonneborn Award, Indiana University's highest award to its faculty.
Smith is a member of the Governing Board of the Cognitive Science Society.
[edit] External link
- Indiana University Cognitive Development Laboratory: Smith's laboratory
[edit] Reference
- Landau, Barbara; Linda B. Smith, and Susan S. Jones (1988). "The importance of shape in early lexical learning". Cognitive Development 3 (3): 299–321.
- Smith, Linda B. (1989). "A model of perceptual classification in children and adults". Psychological Review 96: 125-144.
- Smith, Linda B.; Esther Thelen (1993). A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development. MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-19333-7.
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