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Peer reviewedSheehan, N.W.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1981
Animistic responding was generally unrelated to logical classification ability or to analytic cognitive style. Results which found high levels of animistic thinking beyond adolescence do not support Piagetian theory. Adults may respond animistically because of emotional attachments which they have formed to certain meaningful physical objects.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Classification
Peer reviewedLapsley, Daniel K.; Enright, Robert D. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1983
The rigidity construct is reinterpreted in terms of the cognitive developmental approach. A review reveals both cognitive and developmental themes, with an emphasis on the structural and operational properties of rigidity. Notes weaknesses of previous approaches to rigidity and discusses implications and predictions from the proposed model.…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages
