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Siegel, Linda S. – 1971
The development of the concept of seriation was studied for 415 children, ranging in age from 3 to 9 years. The subjects were required to learn to identify the larger or smaller object in a two stimulus series, the smallest or middle-sized object in a three stimulus series, and the largest or next to the smallest in a four stimulus series. The end…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Cognitive Development
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Eiser, Christine – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
Analyzes videotapes of 42 children of 4-5 years and 24 children of 7-8 years playing doctors and nurses. Children were aware of the serial order of activities that occur in medical examinations. (RJC)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students
JOHNSON, LINDA J.; RICCIUTI, HENRY D. – 1965
A MAIN PROBLEM ARISING IN THE STUDY OF CATEGORIZING BEHAVIOR IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN BY MEANS OF SORTING PROCEDURES WAS THAT PERFORMANCE APPEARED TO BE VERY MUCH A FUNCTION OF THE CHILD'S COMPREHENSION OF THE PARTICULAR VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS EMPLOYED BY THE EXPERIMENTER IN PRESENTING THE TASK. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE FIRST STUDY WERE TO INVESTIGATE…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Classification, Developmental Tasks