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Peer reviewedSheehan, N.W.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1981
Animistic responding was generally unrelated to logical classification ability or to analytic cognitive style. Results which found high levels of animistic thinking beyond adolescence do not support Piagetian theory. Adults may respond animistically because of emotional attachments which they have formed to certain meaningful physical objects.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Classification
