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Direct linkSmith, Linda B. – Cognitive Science, 2005
Two experiments show that action alters the shape categories formed by 2-year-olds. Experiment 1 shows that moving an object horizontally (or vertically) defines the horizontal (or vertical) axis as the main axis of elongation and systematically changes the range of shapes seen as similar. Experiment 2 shows that moving an object symmetrically (or…
Descriptors: Young Children, Visual Stimuli, Recognition (Psychology), Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedWolf, Yuval – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1995
Five- to six-year-old children estimated the size of Euclidian objects using an addition rule of Height plus Width, rather than a multiplying rule. Within the framework of information integration theory, tested whether intensive handling of objects would facilitate shift from addition rule to multiplication rule. Found that following handling,…
Descriptors: Addition, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
