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Holistic Processing of Body Stimuli: Evidence of Body Composite Illusion in Adults and Children
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Butti, Niccolò; Finisguerra, Alessandra; Urgesi, Cosimo – Developmental Psychology, 2022
There is inconsistent evidence that human bodies are processed through holistic processing as it has been widely reported for faces. To assess how configural and holistic processes may develop with age, we administered a visual body recognition task assessing the presence of body inversion and composite illusion effects to white adults (114…
Descriptors: Human Body, Whites, Adults, Holistic Approach
Effects of Grade Level and Object Size on Students' Measurement Estimation Performance
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Huang, Hsin-Mei E. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
The current study examined the effects of grade level and object size on the ability to estimate the measurement of objects. Fifth- (n = 198) and sixth-grade (n = 208) students and freshman undergraduate students (n = 71) from Taipei city, Taiwan, participated in the study. The findings indicated a tendency for measurement estimation ability to…
Descriptors: Instructional Program Divisions, Grade 5, Grade 6, College Freshmen
Comparison of Physical and Motoric Features of Children Continuous the Sport School
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Nalbant, Özgür – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
Objective: The comparison of the physical and motoric features of the children continuous sport school within team sports. Method: A total of 60 male athletes from 9 to 10 years participated as volunteers in the Galatasaray Sports Club for three months in basketball and volleyball. 27 of these athletes were basketball players and 33 were…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Team Sports, Males, Athletes
From Ugly Duckling to Swan? Japanese and American Beliefs about the Stability and Origins of Traits
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Lockhart, Kristi L.; Nakashima, Nobuko; Inagaki, Kayoko; Keil, Frank C. – Cognitive Development, 2008
Two studies compared the development of beliefs about the stability and origins of physical and psychological traits in Japan and the United States in three age groups: 5-6-year-olds, 8-10-year-olds, and college students. The youngest children in both cultures were the most optimistic about negative traits changing in a positive direction over…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Beliefs
Parents' and Teachers' Differing Views of Short Children's Behavior.
Holmes, Clarissa S.; And Others – 1982
Children over two standard deviations below height expectations have been described by researchers as being behaviorally immature and shown to be emotionally inhibited. The present study seeks to extend these findings by systematically evaluating what role age, sex, and etiology factors may have in the behavioral adjustment of groups of children…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
Conservation of Senegalese Youth and Its Psycho-Social Correlates.
Brekke, Beverly; Williams, John – 1980
The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to investigate the appropriateness of Piagetian tasks for a comparative assessment of the cognitive development of rural and semi-urban Senegalese youth; and (2) to determine relationships among selected social and environmental factors affecting Senegalese youth. Fifty semi-urban and 50 rural area…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Comparative Analysis