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Oakes, Lisa M. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2010
Habituation of looking time has become the standard method for studying cognitive processes in infancy. This method has a long history and derives from the study of memory and habituation itself. Often, however, it is not clear how researchers make decisions about how to implement habituation as a tool to study processes such as categorization,…
Descriptors: Infants, Memory, Habituation, Cognitive Processes
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Homer, Bruce D.; Nelson, Katherine – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2009
Two studies examined language and understanding of scale models. First, children (N = 16; ages 2;4 to 3;5) received either the "standard" DeLoache model task or a "naming" version (in which children are asked to name the hiding location before retrieving a hidden object). Language ability positively correlated with performance…
Descriptors: Object Permanence, Measures (Individuals), Language Aptitude, Cognitive Development