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A Scalogram Analysis of the Development of the Use and Comprehension of "Because" in Children
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Corrigan, Roberta – Child Development, 1975
Nine tasks were designed to test the developmental sequence of three types of "because" (affective, physical, concrete logical) in 100 children aged 3 to 7 years. The tasks tested whether comprehension of "because" preceded its usage and at what point children understood that sentences with reversed clauses were incorrect.…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Developmental Tasks, Intellectual Development, Linguistic Competence
The Development of Inferential Comprehension
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Paris, Scott G.; And Others – Child Development, 1977
Children's ability to infer consequences from sentences automatically was assessed in two cued recall experiments. Seven- and eight-year-old children and adults served as subjects. (JMB)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adults, Age Differences, Comprehension
The Development of Children's Comprehension of Causal Direction
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Kuhn, Deanna; Phelps, Henry – Child Development, 1976
The development of children's comprehension of cause and effect relationships was studied in 68 kindergarten, first grade, and second grade children. (BRT)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension