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Newtson, Darren; And Others – 1980
Competence in action perception seems to be achieved very early in life. Because research has indicated that competent perceivers of action must be able to discriminate breakpoints in behavior, then recognition memory for breakpoints should be superior to that for nonbreakpoints at all ages where competence in action perception exists. Two studies…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Children, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedAckles, Patrick K.; Zimmermann, Robert R. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1978
Six groups of nursery schoolers, kindergarteners, and first graders balanced for sex were trained and tested on a series of discrimination learning and transposition problems. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Discrimination Learning
