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PDF pending restorationDavis, J. Kent – 1973
The primary purpose of this study was to determine empirically whether an individual's cognitive style differentially influences his hypothesizing behavior within a relatively simple information processing task. A characteristic of cognitive style explored is the manner in which an individual perceives and analyzes a stimulus configuration;…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, College Students
Peer reviewedGerstein, Alvin I.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
Rorschach protocols of both black and white children from 7 to 14 years of age, who had been evaluated at a child guidance clinic, were rescored with respect to developmental level of perceptual integration. It was found that black children had higher perceptual-integration scores in comparison to their white counterparts. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Reynolds, Carl; Bartek, Elmer – 1974
Using a sample of 77 10th grade boys, the researchers studied the relationships between the mental abilities measured by the Differential Aptitude Tests and cerebral dominance (CD: the extent to which one hemisphere of the brain dominates the other for control of behavior). The surprise finding was that CD was negatively related to spatial…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Adolescents, Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Development
Cox, M. V. – 1977
The study reported in this paper traces the nature of the changes which take place as the child gradually acquires perspective-taking skills. The results indicate that at first the young child can correctly represent only the location of the object nearest another observer; later, he can correctly represent a before-behind relationship between…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Psychology, Children
Itskowitz, Rivka – 1973
This research deals with the development and relative importance of both the conceptual-cognitive and the aesthetic-affective aspect of the perceptual process at various age levels of children. Three tasks were chosen: (1) sorting drawings of human figures--a task that represents a more conceptual function; (2) expressing preferences for those…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Affective Behavior, Age Groups, Art Expression
Download full textBlaut, J. M. – 1971
A research project of environmental learning in children is discussed. Most of the studies conducted during the research involved observation of children aged 3-12, in mapping and free environmental behavior, and in curricular experiments using perceptual surrogates for map-learning and macro-environmental conceptualization in the lower elementary…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
