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Saarnio, David A. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1993
Tested a knowledge-based view of early memory development. Assessed preschool children's knowledge about two different scenes and their recall and location memory for objects in those scenes. Found that age, knowledge about categories, and memory for unrelated objects were significant predictors of memory of objects in the scenes. (MM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Memory
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Taylor, Marjorie; Sabbagh, Mark A. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1996
Argues that Bartsch and Wellman are successful in analyzing natural language to understand the emergence and development of a theory of mind in everyday social interaction. Discusses their delineation of the transition from a focus on desire to a concept of belief, and describes their views on contextual and cultural variables in theory of mind…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Book Reviews, Child Language, Cognitive Development
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Pillow, Bradford H. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1988
Examines a general developmental hypothesis concerned with children's understanding of perceptual experience, memory, intentions, and emotions. It is hypothesized that young children view the mind as passive in relation to the external world and regard external events as determining subjective experience, whereas older children know many ways that…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Beliefs, Childhood Attitudes, Children
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Sinnott, Jan D.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1995
Reviews four books: (1) "A Dynamic Systems Approach to Development: Applications" (Linda B. Smith and Esther Thelen, Eds.); (2) "The Psychology of Gender" (Anne E. Beall and Robert J. Sternberg, Eds.); (3) "Children's Understanding: The Development of Mental Models" (Graeme S. Halford); and (4) "Adolescent Storm…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Book Reviews, Chaos Theory, Child Development
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Byrnes, James P. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1995
Delineates the current consensus regarding the nature and the development of intellectual ability. Examines when one would expect general abilities to moderate the relationship among domain-specific and other processes. Reviews recent studies in which general abilities were used as independent variables or covariates. Suggests that generally,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
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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
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Keating, Daniel P.; Crane, Lynda L. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1990
Argues that the dichotomy between domain-specific and general theories of cognitive development addressed in the "Merrill-Palmer Quarterly" special issue is unproductive. Suggests that polarities of generality and specificity exist in creative tension as seen through developmental processes. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures