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Color-Names Ages 3-4 Ages 4-5 All Ages Black 3 times 5 times 8 times White 14 7 21 Red 17 21 38 Blue 6 22 28 Green 4 9 J 3 Yellow 2 12 14 Orange

2 2 Violet

O " Brown

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Ages 3-4 Ages 4-5 Color-Names Times used Correctly Percentage of Correct Ans. Times used Correctly Percentage of Correct Ans. Black 3 out of 4 75 5 out of 7 71 White 3 4 75 7 7 100 Red 7 8 87 13 14 93 Blue 2 8 25 12 14 86 Green 3 8 37 8 14 57 Yellow i 4 25 4 7 57 Orange o 4

2 7 29 Violet O 4 o

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are generally more developed among these children, though one boy, G. C., has three names only—Red, White Black.

The school at which similar observations were next taken was situated in a better neighborhood, and stood beside a park. The word Green is, undoubtedly, a more prominent feature than usual in the vocabulary of these children, though the average age of both groups, namely that consisting of children from 3 to 4 years of age, and that of children from 4 to 5, is low.

At the commencement of the table given above, we are fortunate in having five very young children, one of whom, C.M., has one color-name only 'Red,' which she applies to all colors; it is her word for color. G. B. has two color-names only, 'Blue' and 'Dark.' T. F. has three only, 'Green,' 'Black,' 'White.' S. L. and W.H. have three names only, 'Red,' 'Green,' 'White.' E. H., who is several months older, has three names only, 'Red,' 'Black' and 'Green.' The great