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Peer reviewedSmiley, Sandra S. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1972
Color and form preferences of kindergarten, first and third grade Ss were tested using standard two-dimensional geometric forms. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Color, Cues, Dimensional Preference
Peer reviewedCunningham, Thomas F.; Thaller, Karl E. – Child Study Journal, 1975
A total of 128 first- and second-graders participated in two sets of shift problems: (1) four extra-dimensional shifts; and (2) shift problems with two types of cue-reinforcement conditions (same and reversal). (ED)
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Cues, Dimensional Preference, Discrimination Learning
Peer reviewedButler, Gordon S.; Rabinowitz, F. Michael – Child Development, 1981
Describes two experiments conducted to explain why retarded children of younger mental age appear to be more selective on discrimination tasks containing relevant redundant cues than do children of older mental age. Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the latter group of children are overselective because they tend to solve…
Descriptors: Children, Dimensional Preference, Discrimination Learning, Learning Problems
