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Larson, Michael J.; South, Mikle; Clayson, Peter E.; Clawson, Ann – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: Youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often show deficits in cognitive control processes, potentially contributing to characteristic difficulties monitoring and regulating behavior. Modification of performance following conflict can be measured by examining conflict adaptation, the adjustment of cognitive resources based…
Descriptors: Autism, Conflict, Disabilities, Cognitive Processes
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Riviere, James; Falaise, Aurelie – Developmental Psychology, 2011
An intriguing error has been observed in toddlers presented with a 3-location search task involving invisible displacements of an object, namely, the C-not-B task. In 3 experiments, the authors investigated the dynamics of the attentional focus process that is suspected to be involved in this task. In Experiment 1, 2.5-year-old children were…
Descriptors: Response Style (Tests), Disabilities, Toddlers, Toys
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Liben, Lynn S.; Kastens, Kim A.; Christensen, Adam E. – Cognition and Instruction, 2011
To study the role of spatial concepts in science learning, 125 college students with high, medium, or low scores on a horizontality (water-level) spatial task were given information about geological strike and dip using existing educational materials. Participants mapped an outcrop's strike and dip, a rod's orientation, pointed to a distant…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Error Patterns, Spatial Ability, Teaching Methods