Abstract In previous research, the domain of food has been the main test case for examining children’s use of evaluation as a basis for conceptual organization. The present research investigates how children’s evaluative category representation of foods compare to the domains of animals, artifacts, plants, and people. Three studies were conducted with children (N = 176, range = 3;22 – 8;78 years) involving categorization tasks. Results reveal domain similarity in younger and older children’s developing ability for evaluative categorization. Results also demonstrate domain differences in younger and older children’s tendency to categorize based on evaluative versus taxonomic relations. Applications of these findings are discussed within the context of methods to enhance children’s healthy food choices and consumption.

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从食物到人工制品：儿童跨多个领域的评价和分类

摘要 在以往的研究中，食品领域一直是检验儿童使用评价作为概念组织基础的主要测试案例。本研究调查了儿童对食物的评价类别表示如何与动物、人工制品、植物和人的领域进行比较。对儿童（N = 176，范围 = 3;22 – 8;78 岁）进行了三项涉及分类任务的研究。结果揭示了年龄较小和较大儿童的评价分类发展能力的领域相似性。结果还表明，年龄较小和较大儿童根据评估与分类关系进行分类的倾向存在领域差异。在增强儿童健康食物选择和消费的方法的背景下讨论了这些发现的应用。