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Bouwmeester, Samantha; Sijtsma, Klaas – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2007
Fuzzy trace theory posits that during development the use of verbatim information for solving transitive relationships shifts to the use of gist information. In cognitive developmental research that uses a cross-sectional design, the binomial mixture model is often used to identify such shifts. Because the binomial mixture model assumes equal task…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages, Cognitive Development
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McGlothlin, Heidi; Killen, Melanie – Child Development, 2006
Intergroup attitudes were assessed in European American 1st-grade (M=6.99 years, SD=0.32) and 4th-grade (M=10.01 years, SD=0.36) children (N=138) attending ethnically homogeneous schools to test hypotheses about racial biases and interracial friendships. An Ambiguous Situations Task and an Intergroup Contact Assessment were administered to all…
Descriptors: Intergroup Relations, Childhood Attitudes, Grade 1, Grade 4