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Developmental Changes within the Structure of the Mammal Domain.
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Johnson, Kathy E.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1992
Judgments of similarity among mammals, including humans, were elicited from 7 and 10 year olds and adults. Results partially supported a consensus model of shared cultural knowledge. Patterns of deviation from the model appeared between children and adults because of the emergence of a primate category after age 10. (BC)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Classification
Internal Representational Models of Peers: Implications for the Development of Problematic Behavior.
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Burks, Virginia Salzer; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Price, Joseph M.; Laird, Robert D. – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Investigated the relationship between children's knowledge structures for peers and externalizing behavior problems. Evaluated initial aggression level in years 1, 6, and 9 of longitudinal study; evaluated social knowledge structures in year 6. Found that knowledge structures were related to children's concurrent externalizing behavior and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Children, Cognitive Development
Knowledge Growth and Maintenance across the Lifespan: The Role of Print Exposure.
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Stanowich, Keith E.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1995
Examined the effects of print exposure on growth of declarative knowledge and vocabulary in 133 college students and 49 elderly adults. Compared groups on two general knowledge tasks, vocabulary, working memory, syllogistic reasoning, and print exposure. Found that exposure to print was a significant predictor of declarative and vocabulary…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures