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Peer reviewedMiller, Jeff – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1979
The influence of frequency of occurrence of a visual stimulus on encoding processes is investigated, to discover what mechanisms allow cognitive processes to modify perceptual processes. Six experiments are described and the results are discussed. (MH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Expectation, Higher Education, Probability
Hayes, Donald S.; Clark, Judy – 1977
The effect of stimulus familiarity on the comprehension of polar adjectives by preschool children was examined by administering a perceptual judgment task. The children's ability to indicate the correct object illustrating a particular word was assessed. Antonyms representing opposite dimensions of quantity, height, length, or size were presented.…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
