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Weinberger, Nanci; Bushnell, Emily W. – Child Study Journal, 1994
Four- and seven-year olds were asked to make and explain predictions about their abilities to solve perceptual problems, perform the tasks, and explain their success or failure. Results indicated that young children have some clear-cut knowledge, and misconceptions, about their senses. Between four and seven years, children become increasingly…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Early Childhood Education, Metacognition, Perception
Denne, Joan M. – 1975
A class of preschoolers, aged 44-63 months and grouped according to age, sex, sibling position, family size and the occupation of each parent, were the subjects of a 2-part study to examine preschoolers' perceptions of mothers. In the first part of the study, each child was shown 4 sets of pictures depicting a variety of possible mother figures.…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Child Language, Middle Aged Adults