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Walker, Caren M.; Hubachek, Samantha Q.; Vendetti, Michael S. – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Analogical reasoning is essential for transfer by supporting recognition of relational similarity. However, not all analogies are created equal. The source and target can be similar (near), or quite different (far). Previous research suggests that close comparisons facilitate children's relational abstraction. On the other hand, evidence from…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Preschool Children, Puzzles, Task Analysis
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Chen, Y.; Norton, D. J.; McBain, R.; Gold, J.; Frazier, J. A.; Coyle, J. T. – Neuropsychologia, 2012
An important issue for understanding visual perception in autism concerns whether individuals with this neurodevelopmental disorder possess an advantage in processing local visual information, and if so, what is the nature of this advantage. Perception of movement speed is a visual process that relies on computation of local spatiotemporal signals…
Descriptors: Evidence, Stimuli, Autism, Motion
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Caeyenberghs, Karen; Leemans, Alexander; Heitger, Marcus H.; Leunissen, Inge; Dhollander, Thijs; Sunaert, Stefan; Dupont, Patrick; Swinnen, Stephan P. – Brain, 2012
Patients with traumatic brain injury show clear impairments in behavioural flexibility and inhibition that often persist beyond the time of injury, affecting independent living and psychosocial functioning. Functional magnetic resonance imaging studies have shown that patients with traumatic brain injury typically show increased and more broadly…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Head Injuries, Patients, Brain
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Farran, Emily K.; Blades, Mark; Boucher, Jill; Tranter, Lesley J. – Developmental Science, 2010
Individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) show a specific deficit in visuo-spatial abilities. This finding, however, derives mainly from performance on small-scale laboratory-based tasks. This study investigated large-scale route learning in individuals with WS and two matched control groups (moderate learning difficulty group [MLD], typically…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mental Retardation, Perspective Taking, Measures (Individuals)