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Rakison, David H.; Yermolayeva, Yevdokiya – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2011
A longstanding and fundamental debate in developmental science is whether knowledge is acquired through domain-specific or domain-general mechanisms. To date, there exists no tool to determine whether experimental data support one theoretical approach or the other. In this article, we argue that the U- and N-shaped curves found in a number of…
Descriptors: Research Design, Cognitive Processes, Infants, Brain
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Palmer, Carolyn F. – Developmental Psychology, 1989
Two studies involving 108 infants of 6, 9, and 12 months showed that providing infants with multiple action-relevant properties elicits a rich action repertoire. (RJC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Discrimination Learning, Experiential Learning