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Deak, Gedeon O.; Ray, Shanna D.; Brenneman, Kimberly – Child Development, 2003
Two experiments examined the communicative bases of preschoolers' object appearance-reality (AR) errors. Found that AR performance correlated positively with performance on a control test with the same discourse structure but nondeceptive stimuli, and on a naming test. Overall findings indicated that the discourse structure of AR tests elicits a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Error Patterns, Language Skills
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Greenhoot, Andrea Follmer; Ornstein, Peter A.; Gordon, Betty N.; Baker-Ward, Lynne – Child Development, 1999
Compared 3- and 5-year olds' recall of a pediatric examination in verbal versus enactment interviews. Found that children in the enactment condition provided more spontaneous, elaborate reports than did children in verbal interview. Enactment produced increased errors by 3-year olds one week after examination, by both age groups after six weeks.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Error Patterns