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Siegle, Linda S. – Developmental Psychology, 1974
The development of ordering and correspondence operations, under varying degrees of the presence of length cues to number, was studied in 91 preschool children. Findings are interpreted in terms of the young child's difficulty in separating and coordinating the dimensions of length and number. (Author/ED)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Cues

Schonfeld, Irvin Sam – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Compares the Genevan and Cattell-Horn theories of intelligence and describes both similarities and differences. Describes a study investigating the relation of the Piagetian operative level to the child's ability to use crystallized solution procedures (aids) in making elementary numerical comparisons. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Computation, Concept Formation

Sophian, Catherine – Developmental Psychology, 2000
Examined the impact of object boundaries on 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds' quantitative reasoning. Asked subjects to choose between alternative collections that differed in number and size of cookies and in aggregate amount. Found that children were influenced by size of individual cookies at 3 years but were generally unsuccessful in aggregating size…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Mathematical Concepts, Number Concepts