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Information Search by Preschool Children Induced Use of Categories and Category Hierarchies
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Nelson, Keith E.; Earl, Nancy – Child Development, 1973
This study examined a category-induction'' manipulation which focused the attention of 40 preschoolers on categories through discussion and through spatial arrangement of items. This manipulation induced children's use of category questions. (ST)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Information Processing
Information Processing and the Modification of an "Impulsive Conceptual Tempo"
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Heider, Eleanor Rosch – Child Development, 1971
Eighty middle-class and 80 lower-class boys were tested on a visual and a verbal task under 3 conditions designed to modify an impulsive tempo." (Author)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Conceptual Tempo, Information Processing, Motivation
Perceptual Salience and Children's Multidimensional Problem Solving
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Odom, Richard D.; Corbin, David W. – Child Development, 1973
Uni- and multidimensional processing of 6- to 9-year olds was studied using recall tasks in which an array of stimuli was reconstructed to match a model array. Results indicated that both age groups were able to solve multidimensional problems, but that solution rate was retarded by the unidimensional processing of highly salient dimensions.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Dimensional Preference, Elementary School Students, Information Processing