Results of this study suggest that availability of a consistent set of color labels is related more closely to recognition accuracy than is the spontaneous production of labels in a color recognition task. (Authors)

Mothers' use of true (non-controlling) and limiting (controlling) questions with 26 developmentally delayed and 26 nondelayed preschool children were examined. More true questions were asked with 4- than 2-year-olds, and with nondelayed than delayed children. Limiting questions decreased as nondelayed children grew older, but increased as delayed…

Investigates recall of toy preferences in the parents of 56 four-year-old children classified either as early readers or as nonreaders. Results indicated that early readers cannot be differentiated by IQ or family demographic information alone and that consistent toy preferences precede the acquisition of early reading skills. (Author/CI)

Fifty-six children (ages 43 to 83 months) participated in an event conducted by two undergraduates dressed as clowns. Ten days later, interviews found metamemory ability, intellectual functioning, and temperament were helpful in determining a child's capacity to accurately recall information, although for the most part age was the best predictor.…

Research supported by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation.