The Effects of Symmetry and Contour on Recognition Memory in Children.

Mendelson, Morton J.; Lee, Siu Ping

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Publication Date: 1981-Dec

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The Effects of Symmetry and Contour on Recognition Memory in Children.

Mendelson, Morton J.; Lee, Siu Ping

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v32 n3 p373-88 Dec 1981

Investigated the influence of vertical, horizontal, and diagonal symmetry on recognition memory in preschool, kindergarten, and second-grade children. The influence of contour was also investigated. Children were trained to attend to axes of symmetry in order to improve performance on a memory task. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Memory, Pattern Recognition, Recognition (Psychology), Short Term Memory, Symmetry, Training, Visual Stimuli, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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