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Development of Pattern Classification: Auditory-Visual Equivalence in the Use of Prototypes
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Williams, Tannis MacBeth; Aiken, Leona S. – Developmental Psychology, 1977
Development of the relation between skills of visual and auditory pattern classification was studied at the second grade, sixth grade, and adult age levels using visual and auditory representations of the same abstract information. Results showed evidence of common processing of pattern class structure for the modalities, patterns, prototypes, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Auditory Perception, Classification
Auditory Pattern Classification: Continuity of Prototype Use with Development
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Williams, Tannis MacBeth; Aiken, Leona S. – Developmental Psychology, 1975
Development of the ability to classify auditory patterns was studied at grades 2, 6, 10, and 12 and at adult age levels. Both accuracy and feature use in classification were consistent across age; the age changes that did occur appeared to be due to differences in perception rather than process. (JMB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Auditory Perception, Classification
Infants Flexibly Use Different Dimensions to Categorize Objects
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Ellis, Ann E.; Oakes, Lisa M. – Developmental Psychology, 2006
A sequential-touching task was used to investigate whether 14-month-old infants can rapidly change how they categorize a set of objects, recognizing new groupings of objects they had previously categorized in a different way. When presented with a collection of objects that could be categorized by shape (balls vs. blocks) or material (soft vs.…
Descriptors: Infants, Classification, Sequential Approach, Dimensional Preference