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Peer reviewedAffleck, Glenn; Joyce, Patricia – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1979
The association of locus of cerebral hemispheric specialization of spatial function with identity and equivalence conservation judgments was tested in a group of four- to six-year-old right-handed children (N=31). (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Conservation (Concept), Identification
Peer reviewedBorke, Helene – Developmental Psychology, 1975
Reexamined the theoretical question of early childhood egocentrism by replicating Piaget and Inhelder's mountain experiment with variations to insure the age appropriateness of the task for 3- and 4-year-old children. (SDH)
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Developmental Tasks, Egocentrism, Empathy
Peer reviewedBurns, Susan M.; Brainerd, Charles J. – Developmental Psychology, 1979
The effects of two types of play experiences (constructive and dramatic) on 64 preschool children's perspective-taking performance were studied. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Dramatic Play, Foreign Countries, Perceptual Development
Download full textShantz, Carolyn A.; Watson, John S. – 1968
In order to investigate what concepts young children acquire that break down their inability to view spatial situations objectively, three groups of 16 children each were administered two tasks: (1) a box task, in which the child was asked to predict the location of objects upon a change in his location; and (2) a Piagetian task, in which the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Egocentrism, Grade 1, Kindergarten Children
Peer reviewedMillar, Susanna – British Journal of Psychology, 1972
The implications of the results of this study for theories of cross-modal performance are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Distance, Elementary School Students, Error Patterns, Kinesthetic Perception
CONCANNON, SISTER J. – 1966
THE IMPACT OF TWO TREATMENTS OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES ON THE ABILITIES OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WERE STUDIED. THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES INVOLVED PRINCIPLES OF HAPTIC (TACTUAL) PERCEPTION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS TASKS. CHILDREN, AGES 3 THROUGH 5, FROM HIGH AND LOW ECONOMIC LEVELS WERE SELECTED AS SUBJECTS. AN ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF THEIR HAPTIC…
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Group Instruction, Individual Instruction, Kinesthetic Methods
Keogh, Barbara K. – 1970
This study was designed to consider effects of age, sex, intelligence, lateral usage, and lateral awareness on young children's performance of spatial organization tasks. The sample consisted of 79 Caucasian, middle socioeconomic status nursery school children (mean C.A. 57.80, S.D. 4.47 months), 44 boys and 35 girls. Spatial organization was…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Lateral Dominance, Nursery Schools
