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Ackerman, Brian P.; And Others – Child Development, 1989
Four experiments studied effects of difficulty of word identification on optional conceptual processing by second, third, and fifth graders, and college students in a cued recall task. Results indicated that contrastive processing facilitates recall, and that difficulty of word identification may limit the extent of optional contrastive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Gnepp, Jackie; Chilamkurti, Chinni – Child Development, 1988
When kindergarten, second grade, fourth grade, and college students listened to stories and were asked to predict and explain the story character's behavioral or emotional reaction to a new event, the use of personality attributions to predict and explain future reactions increased with age. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Behavior, College Students