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Peer reviewedSpencer, John P.; Smith, Linda B.; Thelen, Esther – Child Development, 2001
Five experiments tested hypothesis that the A-not-B error results from general processes that make goal-directed actions to remembered locations. Findings showed that 2-year-olds' performance on the A trial was accurate. When the object was hidden at Location B, searches after 10-second delay were biased in the direction of Location A. This bias…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Error Patterns, Memory, Prior Learning
