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A Biased Test of the Encoding Shift Hypothesis.
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Bisanz, Jeffrey; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1978
A recognition memory experiment with 8-, 11- and 20-year-olds investigated the hypothesis that, with age, semantic encoding becomes increasingly important relative to acoustic encoding. (CM)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Comprehension
The Effect of Riddle Structure on Children's Comprehension of Riddles.
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Yalisove, Daniel – Developmental Psychology, 1978
Investigates the development sequence of children's comprehension of riddles. In Study I riddles and jokes were collected and classified from children of grades 1 through 10. In Study II, students of grades 1, 3, 6, 10, and college were given selected riddles from three categories determined in Study I to test the predicted comprehension sequence.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Comprehension, Developmental Stages
Development of Children's Understanding of the Multiple Determination Underlying Human Behavior.
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Erwin, Joan; Kuhn, Deanna – Developmental Psychology, 1979
Studies the development of children's understanding of the multiple determination underlying human behavior. Subjects were kindergarten children, fourth, eighth, and twelfth graders. (CM)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Children, Cognitive Ability, Comprehension
Intellectual Development and Academic Performance of Children with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: A Longitudinal Study.
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Kovacs, Maria; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1992
Assessed the intellectual development and academic achievement of 87 diabetic children during the first 6 years of their illness. At the initial diagnosis, intellectual performance and school grades were in the average range. Over time, verbal intellectual performance and school grades declined, whereas nonverbal intellectual performance improved…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Children, Demography
Children's Developing Understanding of Other People's Motives for Behavior.
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Wood, Margaret E. – Developmental Psychology, 1978
Childrens' understanding of motives for behavior was investigated by showing interpersonal situations on silent films to 6- to 14-year-old children from middle- and working-class backgrounds. (CM)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Comprehension, Foreign Countries
Development of Quantitative Reasoning and Gender Biases.
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Klaczynski, Paul A.; Aneja, Alka – Developmental Psychology, 2002
The relationship between higher order reasoning and sex bias was investigated among children 7, 9 and 11 years old. Children read arguments enhancing their own or other gender, then rated argument intelligence, judged other children based on observations, and justified their arguments. Findings showed that own-gender reasoning biases declined with…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Cognitive Structures
Relationship of Elementary School Children's Private Speech to Behavioral Accompaniment to Task, Attention, and Task Performance.
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Berk, Laura E. – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Observes 75 first- and third-grade children in their classroom mathematics seatwork to test assumptions drawn from Vygotsky's theory about the development of private speech and its relationship to task performance, attention, and motor behaviors accompanying task orientation. (HOD)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages
How Much Does Schooling Influence General Intelligence and Its Cognitive Components? A Reassessment of the Evidence.
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Ceci, Stephen J. – Developmental Psychology, 1991
Reviews the literature on the relationship between schooling, IQ, and the cognitive processes presumed to underpin IQ. The data suggest the importance of quantity of schooling for IQ. Schooling fosters the development of cognitive processes that underpin performance on IQ tests. This development is unrelated to the quality of schools. (BC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Attendance, Children