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Gopnik, Alison; Meltzoff, Andrew – Child Development, 1987
Changes in children's categorization behavior between 15 and 21 months of age and the relation of these changes to developments in language, object permanence, and means-end understanding are reported. (PCB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classification, Cognitive Development, Infant Behavior
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Wishart, Jennifer G. – Child Development, 1986
Investigates whether 6- to 12-month-old infants' exposure to the successful search behavior of a sibling in two object-concept tasks would enhance infants' subsequent performance on these tasks. (HOD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
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Diamond, Adele – Child Development, 1985
Twenty-five infants were tested every two weeks on the AB Object Permanence Task, from the time they first reached for a hidden object until they were 12 months old. Results indicate that the AB provides an index of the ability to carry out an intention based on stored information despite a conflicting habitual tendency. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Error Patterns, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior