Evidence for Class-Concept Mediation of Perceptual Sets in Preschool Children.

West, Helen; Abravanel, Eugene

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Publication Date: 1972

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Evidence for Class-Concept Mediation of Perceptual Sets in Preschool Children

West, Helen; Abravanel, Eugene

Child Development, 43, 4, 1242-8, Dec 72

Results clearly demonstrated the existence of perceptual sets in children under 4 years. The interpretation of findings suggests a process whereby the present method was successful in creating the mediating conditions necessary for a perceptual set. (Authors)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Data Analysis, Mediation Theory, Perceptual Development, Pictorial Stimuli, Preschool Children

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