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Kendler, Tracy S.; Ward, James W. – Developmental Psychology, 1972
The orderly increase in the proportion of subjects who make optional reversal shifts over an age scale that now encompasses a range from 3 to 18 is confirmed. (Authors)
Descriptors: Age, Developmental Psychology, Discrimination Learning, Mathematical Applications
Kendler, Howard H.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1972
Results offer strong support to the notion that ontogenetic changes occur in the tendency for humans to prefer an Intradimensional over an Extradimensional choice in an optional discrimination shift paradigm. (Authors)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Developmental Psychology, Discrimination Learning, Mediation Theory
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Nolan, J. Dennis; Anderson, Deborah – Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1973
Research supported by a grant from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Reprints of article available from J. Dennis Nolan, Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 43210. (DS)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Discrimination Learning, Feedback, Mental Disorders
Cole, Lawrence E.; Kanak, N. Jack – Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1972
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Discrimination Learning, Recall (Psychology), Responses
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Yussen, Steven R. – Child Development, 1972
Results revealed that (1) relevant verbal experience facilitated learning only for preschoolers, (2) irrelevant verbal experience did not interfere with learning, and (3) visual highlighting exerted no significant effects. (Author/MB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Discrimination Learning, Grade 2, Learning Processes
Curcio, Frank; Weiss, Beverly – 1974
A total of 186 kindergarteners were pretested on number conservation and two cognitive style measures representing Kagan's impulsivity-reflectivity dimension and Santostefano's leveling-sharpening dimension. From this sample 72 nonconservers were assigned to one of three conservation training conditions: reversibility training, discrimination…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Tempo, Conservation (Concept)