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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
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Perelle, Ira B. – Journal of Psychology, 1979
In a study of attending behavior during the crossover period (12-13 years), when preferences shift from auditory to visual stimuli, females switched their preferences significantly earlier than did males. Besides biological factors, these sex differenes were attributed to differential conditioning of attitudes, reinforcement, and discrimination…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Auditory Stimuli, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style