Descriptor
| Adults | 4 |
| Age Differences | 4 |
| Object Manipulation | 4 |
| Preschool Children | 2 |
| Abstract Reasoning | 1 |
| Adolescents | 1 |
| Children | 1 |
| Classification | 1 |
| Cognitive Processes | 1 |
| Correlation | 1 |
| Cues | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Blewitt, Pamela | 1 |
| Durkin, Marcie | 1 |
| Henderson, Bruce | 1 |
| Lanning, Frank | 1 |
| Moore, Shirley G. | 1 |
| Pourchot, Leonard | 1 |
| Turpin, Betty Ann M. | 1 |
| Williams, Kathleen | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedHenderson, Bruce; Moore, Shirley G. – Child Development, 1980
Investigates the exploratory behavior of young children as it relates to individual differences in curiosity, the novelty of the objects explored, and the interactive style employed by an adult experimenter. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Curiosity, Discovery Learning
Peer reviewedPourchot, Leonard; Lanning, Frank – Journal of the Association for the Study of Perception, 1979
In this study self-concept, as measured by subjects' self-ratings of mechanical ability, was correlated to scores on the Pourchot Mechanical Manipulation Test of bilateral hand tool dexterity. Significant relationships were found. Subjects, ages 10-84, differed in results by age, sex, and mechanical experience. (SJL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Correlation
Williams, Kathleen; Turpin, Betty Ann M. – 1982
The purpose of this study was to explore how children use location and distance cues to reproduce movements as compared with adults. Subjects were three groups of children, aged 6, 8, and 10, and one group of adults. A linear slide was used by the blindfolded subjects to indicate one of two experimenter-defined stops. Distance and location were…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Cues
Peer reviewedBlewitt, Pamela; Durkin, Marcie – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Depending on age and the demands of the task, people may use different processing strategies in object categorization. Three-year-olds used a wholistic approach with strong effects of object typicality on three categorization tasks. Older children and adults showed differential effects of typicality, suggesting various strategies including…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adults, Age Differences, Classification
