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Baron, Jonathan; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1975
When comparing rows of dots in length or number, some children used number strategies and some length strategies. After training to correct missed items, errors were made on previously correct items. These findings are interpreted with reference to the distinction between having a dimensional strategy and attaching it to appropriate situations.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Error Patterns, Number Concepts, Preschool Children
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Scott, Marcia S.; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1985
Explores 96 preschool children's utilization of complementary and taxonomic relations under varying task demands. Results indicated that, as task demands increased, (1) complementary intrusions produced systematic error in the taxonomic condition and (2) performance decreased in both conditions. Complementary pairs were maintained at progressively…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures