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Corriveau, Kathleen H.; Harris, Paul L. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
Three- and 4-year-old children were asked to judge which of a set of 3 lines was the longest, both independently and in the face of an inaccurate consensus among adult informants. Children were invariably accurate when making independent judgments but sometimes deferred to the inaccurate consensus. Nevertheless, the deference displayed by both age…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, North Americans, Children, Preschool Children
Mohr, Donald; And Others – 1975
The development of children's capacity to induce spatial relations between locations in a space was investigated in this study. The sample consisted of 60 children, 20 in each of three age groups: 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8 years of age. The children were trained to move one hand from a home base to each of three target positions. The positions were…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
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Whiteman, Martin; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1974
The utility of Heider's model for specifying relations between perceived properties of an act and the attributed intentionality of the act is explored empirically with children of varying ages. (Author/ED)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Concept Formation
Hamm, Norman H.; Hoving Kenneth L. – Child Develop, 1969
Research supported by a N.S.F. fellowship for graduate teaching assistants granted to the senior author.
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Conformity, Control Groups
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Schnall, Melvyn – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Cognitive Processes
Newtson, Darren; And Others – 1980
Competence in action perception seems to be achieved very early in life. Because research has indicated that competent perceivers of action must be able to discriminate breakpoints in behavior, then recognition memory for breakpoints should be superior to that for nonbreakpoints at all ages where competence in action perception exists. Two studies…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Children, Cognitive Processes
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Minnigerode, Fred A. – Journal of Homosexuality, 1976
Homosexual men (N=95) between 25 and 68 years of age were asked to classify themselves as young, middle-aged, or old. The popular suggestion of accelerated aging in homosexual men was not supported. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Homosexuality
Feldstein, Jerome H.; Feldman, Barbara – 1978
Risk-taking attitudes and behaviors among young and elderly adults were investigated. Elderly subjects, from both a nursing home and the community, and college students responded to choice dilemmas involving aged central characters. Each subject responded twice, once under "self" instructions, and once as the "average elderly person" would…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Spiegler, Michael D.; Liebert, Robert M. – Psychol Rep, 1970
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Fear
Massman, Paul J.; Nussbaum, Nancy L. – 1987
The relationship between hyperactivity and neuropsychological test performance at different age levels was investigated with 90 children 6-8 years old and 92 children 9-12 years old. Subjects were administered a battery of neuropsychological tests, and a parent completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBC). Young children demonstrated no…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Attention Deficit Disorders
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Johnson, Norris R. – Public Opinion Quarterly, 1972
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making