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An Examination of the Developmental Relations Between Certain Spatial Tasks
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Larsen, Gary Y.; Abravanel, Eugene – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1972
The conservation of distance and of length and the awareness of the horizontal and of the vertical do seem to significantly precede the measurement of length, but the results did not indicate that these four tasks have any developmental order among themselves. Bibliography, charts. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Development, Perception
"He Forgot": Young Children's Use of Cognitive Explanations for Another Person's Mistakes.
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Pillow, Bradford H.; Lovett, Suzanne B. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1998
Traced emergence of elaborated framework of belief-desire reasoning. Preschoolers and adults were asked to explain why a story protagonist searched for a desired object in an incorrect location. Results suggest that, during late preschool years, conception of cognitive activities as contributing to knowledge and belief becomes integrated into…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Artistic Style as Concept Formation for Children and Adults
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Walk, Richard D.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1971
Reports two studies. The first study compared adults and children (aged four, six, and eight) on ability to sort paintings according to artist, a conceptual task that can reveal cognitive organization. The second study compared three groups of eight- to nine-year-olds using slightly different procedures. The results showed strong developmental…
Descriptors: Adults, Art Expression, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
On Categorization in Early Infancy.
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Quinn, Paul C.; Eimas, Peter D. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1986
Reviews the research literature on the abilities of infants to categorize visual information on dot patterns; schematic faces; hue; and orientation. (HOD)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology
A Critique of the Dannemiller and Banks (1983) Neuronal Fatigue (Selection Adaptation) Hypothesis of Young Infant Habituation.
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Ackles, Patrick K.; Karrer, Rathe – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1991
Rejects the neuronal fatigue, or selective adaptation, hypothesis of young infant habituation. Holds that studies cited by Dannemiller and Banks do not support the inferences of selective adaptation. Rejects the hypothetical neurophysiological mechanism of neuronal fatigue. Proposes that studies do not indicate that young infants' visual cortical…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Criticism, Evaluation Criteria, Habituation
The Utility of Ordinal Scales Inspired by Piaget's Observations
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Hunt, J. McVicker – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1976
Seven sequential ordinal scales of sensorimotor development are briefly described. These scales permit modification in the strategy for assessing infant development, investigating its structure and investigating infant-environment interaction. (GO)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Tests, Data Collection
Book Reviews.
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Golikoff, Roberta Michnick; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1995
Reviews five books: (1) "Modularity and Constraints in Language and Cognition" (Gunnar and Maratsos); (2) "Beyond Modularity: A Developmental Perspective on Cognitive Science" (Karmiloff-Smith"; (3) "The Self-System: Developmental Changes between and within Self-Concepts" (Oosterwegel and Oppenheimer); (4)…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Economics Education