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Cunningham, Joseph G.; Odom, Richard D. – Child Development, 1978
Children 6 and 11 years of age were given a recall task in which the perceptual salience of the information and the type of conceptual evaluation required for solution (analysis or synthesis) were varied. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Dimensional Preference, Elementary School Students, Problem Solving
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Odom, Richard D.; Corbin, David W. – Child Development, 1973
Uni- and multidimensional processing of 6- to 9-year olds was studied using recall tasks in which an array of stimuli was reconstructed to match a model array. Results indicated that both age groups were able to solve multidimensional problems, but that solution rate was retarded by the unidimensional processing of highly salient dimensions.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Dimensional Preference, Elementary School Students, Information Processing
Odom, Richard D. – 1977
This paper examines the concept of decalage from two cognitive-change positions (structures of logical thought and attentional and verbal mediators) and proposes an alternative explanation for decalage from a perceptual-change point of view. The term decalage is used to summarize the relation between differences in performance of various age…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Children, Cognitive Development