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Michel, Carine; Quercia, Patrick; Joubert, Lise – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
To better identify the distinctive characteristics of space representation in the radial dimension, we have proposed a new paradigm: the landmarks alignment task where two parallel aluminum bars were radially presented. Children had to move a landmark along one bar and place it at the same location as the reference landmark placed by the examiner…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spatial Ability, Children, Dyslexia
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Smith, Linda B. – Cognitive Science, 2005
Two experiments show that action alters the shape categories formed by 2-year-olds. Experiment 1 shows that moving an object horizontally (or vertically) defines the horizontal (or vertical) axis as the main axis of elongation and systematically changes the range of shapes seen as similar. Experiment 2 shows that moving an object symmetrically (or…
Descriptors: Young Children, Visual Stimuli, Recognition (Psychology), Cognitive Processes