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Ghatala, Elizabeth S.; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1975
This study attempted to determine the functional components of rehearsal strategies in children's discrimination learning. When a discrimination list was given without rehearsal instructions, ability to discriminate situational frequencies predicted performance. Without rehearsal strategy, subjects' ability to discriminate between previous usage…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Discrimination Learning
Butterfield, Gail B.; Butterfield, Earl C. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1977
People of ages 4, 6, 8, 10, 20 and 70 years named pictures selected to represent the entire range of lexical consensus among 20-year-olds. Consensus within each group increased with age, up to 20. Data indicate words coding culturally important events are acquired earliest. (CHK)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Language Acquisition, Lexicology, Verbal Development
