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Haynes, Vernon F.; Miller, Patricia H. – Child Study Journal, 1987
This study examined the relationship between cognitive style and information processing in preschoolers, and described developmental changes in their performance on a central-incidental learning task. Sixty preschoolers, in two age groups (mean ages of 4-1 and 4-11), were administered tests of reflection-impulsivity, field dependence-independence,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Conceptual Tempo, Field Dependence Independence

Sparks, Glenn G. – Child Study Journal, 1986
Reports on the responses of 99 children ranging in age from 52 months to 95 months to questions concerning movies and television programs that frightened them. Indicates older children watch as much "impossible" content as younger children. (HOD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anxiety, Childhood Attitudes, Children